Saharan dust helps keep tropical Atlantic quiet

Saharan dust continues to suppress tropical activity in the Atlantic, and that trend is expected to stay alive for a few more days. 

Tropics remain quiet
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FOX 13 meteorologist Jim Weber is tracking conditions in the tropics.

Dry Saharan air continuing to stream towards Florida
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According to FOX 13 Meteorologist Jim Weber, dry air headed for the state is holding everything at bay across a good portion of the Atlantic. Weber says more ideal conditions for tropical development is expected as we head into August.

Tracking the Tropics for July 15, 2024
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FOX 13 meteorologist Jim Weber has the latest on the weather in the tropics.

Quiet week ahead for tropics
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FOX 13 News Meteorologist Valerie Mills says drier air is shutting off activity. According to Mills, development in the open Atlantic is not expected over the next week.

Typical summerlike storms expected this weekend
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According to FOX 13 News Meteorologist Valerie Mills, the tropics are quiet. Mills says a thick blanket of Saharan dust over parts of the Atlantic into the Caribbean should keep things pretty calm for the next few days.

Saharan dust still keeping tropics quiet
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Jim Weber is keeping an eye on the tropics. He says big plumes of Saharan dust are continuing to make their way across the Atlantic Ocean, which is keeping things quiet. Weber said an area that popped up off Florida?s east coast and was drifting north now has a zero percent chance of development. Weber does not expect anything to develop over the next three to five days.

Tracking the Tropics: New disturbance pops up off east coast of Florida

The National Hurricane Center is tracking a tropical disturbance that just recently popped up off Florida's east coast, as of Wednesday morning.

Saharan dust likely to keep tropics quiet for now
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Jim Weber broke down what we can expect post-Beryl and how a layer of Saharan dust should keep things quiet in the tropics for the time being.

Beryl downgraded to tropical storm after Texas landfall
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Beryl made landfall along the coast of Texas Monday morning as a Category 1 hurricane but has since been downgraded to a tropical storm. FOX 13 Meteorologist Jim Weber said the storm should fizzle out as it makes its way north through the U.S., even approaching Canada. After Beryl, there aren't any other tropical disturbances as of now thanks to some Saharan dust over the Atlantic.

Beryl downgrades to tropical depression after making landfall in Texas as hurricane

Hurricane Beryl made landfall along the Texas coast Monday morning as a Category 1 hurricane. It is now a tropical storm and continues to weaken over land.

Beryl to intensify as it eyes a Texas landfall

Beryl is still at tropical storm strength Sunday night as it spins just off the coast of south Texas.

Tropical Storm Beryl expected to become hurricane
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According to FOX 13 News Meteorologist Valerie Mills, Tropical Storm Beryl is a little disorganized but it's still sitting over very warm waters, so it will be able to strengthen again over the next several hours by Sunday night. By Monday, Mills says the storm is expected to be a category 1 hurricane.

Beryl forecast to become hurricane before landfall
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According to to FOX 13 News Meteorologist Valerie Mills, Tropical Storm Beryl is expected to make landfall somewhere on the south coast of Texas. Mills says it is expected to continue to strengthen over the next day and a half as it is sitting over very warm Gulf waters.

Beryl could threaten Texas as a hurricane
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FOX 13 meteorologist Jim Weber has the latest on Beryl, which could make landfall in Texas as a Category 1 hurricane after moving over the Gulf of Mexico this weekend.