The dust, drifting westward across the Atlantic, is expected to bring hazy skies and reduced air quality to parts of the state in the coming days.

AUSTIN, Texas — Hurricane season just started two days ago, and meteorologists are already tracking the first major plume of Saharan dust. A bit of dust reached Central Texas early this week, but a more noticeable cloud of it will move in from the Gulf by the end of the workweek.