It’s about this time every year that we look for Saharan dust to make its several thousand-mile trip across the Atlantic.

It’s about this time every year where we look for Saharan dust to make its several thousand-mile trip across the Atlantic.

ABBarometer: A weather instrument that measures air pressure. Bombogenesis/bomb cyclone: When the pressure in the center of a storm system drops at least 24 millibars in 24 hours. High pressure: A type of weather system that results in sinking air. This separates cold air to the north from warm air to the south. Wind Chill: A measure of how the air feels when factoring cold air and gusty wind.

ROANOKE, Va. – Saturday’s sunset was a huge, and I mean HUGE, letdown for many of us. The dust was there, but so was a wall of clouds. You spend a whole week forecasting dust. Then, a Cinderella story came out of nowhere to take them down. Below is the photo gallery we put together of all of your pictures, from the disappointment on Saturday to the excitement on Sunday.

The dust could also make for poor air quality for sensitive groups like people with respiratory and/or heart disease, the elderly and children. Today's air quality forecast (WSLS)We also expecting the mercury to rise into this afternoon, thanks to a downsloping wind set-up. Downsloping wind explainer (WSLS)Any storms that are able to form this afternoon and/or evening will be isolated and stay mainly in the mountains. Some morning activity is possible, but the bulk of the rain should come during the afternoon and/or evening. Sunday's severe risk (WSLS)Daily storm chances are in our forecast as we flip the calendar from June to July this week.

ROANOKE, Va. – Be sure to send any pictures you get to Pin It or to our social media platforms. Outside of the possibility for slightly poorer air quality, this suppresses tropical development and can produce vibrant sunrises and sunsets. Tracking Sahara dust - Saturday morningThroughout the day Saturday, we’ll notice more haze high up in the sky thanks to an increased amount of dust thousands of feet above us. Tracking Sahara dust - Saturday eveningThe Saharan dust outlook for Sunday is entirely dependent on storms or cloud debris from storms to our north. What the "Omega block" means for our weatherThis kind of pattern may very well last into the 4th of July weekend.

Once the front moves east, humidity levels come back down to more comfortable levels Thursday night and Friday. SAHARAN DUST UPDATEThe big talking point in the weather world recently has been a plume of Saharan dust that’s made it into the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. Tracking Saharan dust - FridayCome Saturday, the front to our north should suppress the highest concentration of dust to our south. Tracking Saharan dust - SaturdayWe expect a fairly similar situation by Sunday. Tracking Saharan dust - SundayIf you happen to grab any pictures, please send them our way via Pin It .

For most of the area, Wednesday will feel quite pleasant as dew points hover in the mid to upper 50s. High pressure near Florida will direct the wind out of the west and down the mountains. Upper air pattern this weekendThis same high pressure, with clockwise wind around it, will direct a plume of Saharan dust into the region by late Saturday and Sunday. Tracking a layer of Saharan dust for the weekendThe expectation is a wall of dust, like you’d see in the Desert Southwest. If it were to storm near you, a portion of dust could actually be brought down to the surface within the raindrops.

ROANOKE, Va. The last few weeks have been relatively quiet in the Atlantic Basin, but now Dolly has emerged in the North Atlantic. This storm has yawned, stretched and tried to come to life. Barely gettin by, the atmosphere is all takin and no givin to this storm. While its briefly a tropical storm, its expected to weaken as it moves away from U.S. soil. With the hype thats going around, its enough to make you crazy if you let it.