A large plume of Saharan dust will blanket the Gulf Coast after traveling across the Atlantic Friday, local meteorologists say, and Louisiana should expect to see hazy skies and picturesque sunrises and sunsets over the next few days.

The colossal plume is expected to hit Florida, Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi late this week and into the weekend.

A huge Saharan dust cloud is drifting toward the southeastern U.S. Here’s when it’ll arrive and which states will be impacted.