THE haze Mildura experienced on Friday was a combination of smoke and raised dust.

Bureau of Meteorology senior forecaster Michael Efron said smoke had made its way over Sunraysia from Kangaroo Island bushfires in South Australia.

"Some of that would be coming from Kangaroo Island and the dust is being whipped up locally by south-westerly winds," he said.

"However, as we head into the weekend w...