AUSTIN (KXAN) — At the potential expense of air quality in the area, dust from the Sahara Desert blowing in the next few days will help make some fantastic sunrises and sunsets, and our viewers took advantage and snapped some great shots Thursday morning.
The dust will create hazy skies for the rest of the week, but as KXAN meteorologist David Yeomans explains, increased particulate matter in the atmosphere can enhance the colors during a sunrise or sunset even when it might make it a little harder to breathe during the day.
Here’s a photo gallery of some great sunrise shots viewers sent us through our ReportIt email tip line Thursday morning. Feel free to send any photos or videos our way, and we’ll get them the gallery below.
Ashley Martinez, Martindale 
Lily Jaramillo 
Verna Stearns, Leander 
Michael Pusey, Bee Cave 
Beth Robinette, Lake Pflugerville 
Patricia Porter, Anderson Mill and 620 
Leslie Wulff, North Austin 
Danie White 
Erin Baumgartner 
Brandi Hill, Elgin 
Debbie Cobalis, Garrison Park in south Austin 
Kyle Witt 
Blair Smith, SW Austin 
Enrique Macias 
Felicia Featherston, Kyle 
Harry Harwood 
Michael Hale, Pflugerville 
Angie Hopcus 
Bill Carson sent us this shot looking north on Loop 360 
Francisco Meza 
Genia Glover 
Jack Alford 
Seth Feder sent us this shot off Manor Road near Mueller 
Melody Allemand sent this shot over the Pennybacker Bridge on Loop 360. 
From Keith Melrose’s back patio in Dripping Springs 
Julia Baldwin’s view of the sunrise from Jonestown 
Christina Rendon sent us this sunrise photo from the Heatherwilde/Black Locust neighborhood in Pflugerville 
Christina Rendon sent us this sunrise photo from the Heatherwilde/Black Locust neighborhood in Pflugerville 
From Carole Thomas at Point Venture 
The sunrise skies over Leander, sent in by Ellie Chapa 
D&J Ailey 
Anne Morley sent us this beautiful sunrise shot from Jonestown 
A wonderful shot of the sunrise and sunflowers from Katie Paskins.
