Tropical wave forms off the coast of Africa
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Tony Sadiku is keeping his eye on the tropics to start October. Tony is watching a tropical wave that has formed off the coast of Africa. The wave has a 20 percent chance of developing over the next two days and a 70 percent chance over the next seven days. While the storm isn't expected to have a major impact, Tony says we are not out of the woods yet, as hurricane season lasts until the end of November.

Philippe becomes post-tropical system
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Jim Weber is watching the tropics, which remain fairly active. He says Tropical Storm Philippe has lost its tropical characteristics and is now a post-tropical storm. Weber says Philippe is headed to the Northeast United States and will bring heavy rain and winds to New England this weekend. Weber is also watching a tropical wave working its way off the coast of Africa that has a 50 percent chance of developing over the next week.

Tropical Storm Philippe strengthens
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Jim Weber is still keeping an eye on Tropical Storm Philippe, which is gaining intensity despite strong wind shear. Weber says Philippe will pass to the west of Bermuda and work its way north toward New England. Philippe is expected to lose its tropical characteristics before landfall. However, the storm will still bring rain and winds to the northeast United States.

Tropical Storm Philippe sets sights on New England
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Jim Weber is still watching Tropical Storm Philippe, which is still holding its own. Weber says the storm has a ragged appearance due to wind shear. He says Philippe has made a turn to the north and will continue heading north-northwest. According to Weber, Philippe will attach to a cold front and lose some of its tropical characteristics. However, it should bring heavy rain to the New England area as we head into the weekend.

Tropical Storm Philippe churns in Atlantic
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Jim Weber is watching Tropical Storm Philippe, which he now says will not likely strengthen into a hurricane by the end of the week. He said after a brief landfall yesterday, it is working its way back over open water where conditions aren?t conducive to becoming a hurricane, but it is still holding its own. He says the storm will move northward though where exactly it is heading is unclear. Weber says it may eventually impact land areas near Canada.

Philippe expected to become a hurricane
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There’s still two months left in the 2023 hurricane season and FOX 13 Meteorologist Jim Weber is keeping an eye on the tropics. He says the biggest player this tome of year are cold fronts that work their way down south and can create an area of low pressure that may develop tropical characteristics. Weber is watching Tropical Storm Philippe, which is expected to strengthen into a hurricane toward the end of the week. However, Weber says Philippe will stay over open waters.

October starts with two tropical storms
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Fox 13 Meteorologist Tony Sadiku is keeping his eyes on the tropics at the beginning of October. Tony is watching Tropical storms Rina and Philippe in the Atlantic. Both storms are not expected to have any impact on land. Tony says Philippe is moving towards the west and is expected to strengthen as it shifts to the north by mid-week.

Tropics stay busy at the end of September
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Fox 13 Meteorologist Tony Sadiku is keeping his eye on the tropics as September winds down. Tony is watching Tropical Storms Rina and Philippe, which are 500 miles apart. Rine is expected to stay out at sea while the Leeward Islands could feel some effects from Philippe, which Tonys says could reach hurricane status next week.

Tropical Storms Philippe and Rina spin in Atlantic
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Jim Weber is keeping an eye on the tropics which remain active as we round out September. He says Tropical Storms Philippe and Rina are swirling in the Atlantic, but they are expected to stay over open waters and eventually dissipate. So far there have been 18 named storms in the 2023 hurricane season.

Tropical Storm Philippe strengthens
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Jim Weber is still watching Tropical Storm Philippe which is showing signs of better organization. He is also keeping an eye on Invest 91 as it makes its way west, following in the footsteps of Philippe. Weber says Tropical Storm Philippe will stay over open water and eventually dissipate while Invest 91 may become a tropical depression over the next few days.

Tropical Storm Philippe weakens as Invest 91 strengthens
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Jim Weber says Invest 91 has a high chance of developing as Tropical Storm Philippe is weakening in the Atlantic. Weber says Tropical Storm Philippe will remain over open water and eventually dissipate. On the other have, he says Invest 91 will strengthen as it works its way west. If it does become a named storm it will be called Rina.

Gulf system to enhance rain across Florida
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Jim Weber is keeping an eye on the tropics, which remain active as we head into the tail end of September. He is watching a disorganized system that is moving away from Florida, but it will enhance showers and storms across Florida. Weber says Tropical Storm Philippe, which formed over the weekend, is expected to weaken as it encounters wind shear, staying over open waters. He is also watching Invest 91L, which he says will likely become the next tropical depression or tropical storm.

Tropical Storm Philippe forms in the Atlantic
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Tony Sadiku is keeping his eye on the tropics as September begins to wind down. A new Tropical Storm, Philippe, has formed in the Atlantic and currently has 45 miles per hour winds. Tony says the storm is moving west and is expected to stay out to see. The storm is expected to pass east of Bermuda and not reach Hurricane strength.

Invest 90L forms in the Atlantic
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Fox 13 Meteorologist Tony Sadiku is keeping his eye on the tropics to start the weekend. Tony is watching Tropical Storm Ophelia, which made landfall in North Carolina on Saturday morning. As the storm moves north, it is expected to bring powerful winds and heavy rain. Tony is also watching a tropical disturbance called Invest 90L, which is expected to become a tropical storm within the next two days. The storm is projected to stay out at sea.

Tropical Storm Ophelia may form in Atlantic
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Dave Osterberg says Potential Tropical Cyclone 16 will likely become Tropical Storm Ophelia. He says the system will slow down as it moves toward the Carolinas and begin transitioning into a tropical storm. According to Osterberg, the storm will bring rains and wind gusts of 50 miles an hour to the Carolinas. He is also keeping an eye on a system off the coast of Africa that he expects to eventually take a turn to the north and stay over open waters.

Potential Tropical Cyclone 16 takes aim at Carolinas
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Jim Weber is keeping an eye on Potential Tropical Cyclone 16, which formed off the Southeastern United States Thursday morning. While Weber says it is not a tropical system yet, models show it acquiring tropical characteristic within the next day or two as it works it way north. He says it may even strengthen into Tropical Storm Ophelia before making landfall in the Carolinas. Weber is also watching Hurricane Nigel, which will weaken and eventually dissipate over open waters. He also has his eye on a system off the coast of Africa that is expected to take time to develop, but may become Philippe.

Potential subtropical system to bring lower humidity to Florida
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Jim Weber is watching an area of low pressure off Florida?s east coast that may develop subtropical characteristics. However, it will not bring rain and winds to Florida because it will move to the north and the northwest. It is expected to lower our humidity though as we head into the weekend. He is also keeping an eye on Hurricane Nigel as it swirls over open waters. A third area he is watching is a wave off the coast of Africa that will be slow moving and won?t show signs of development until next week.

Subtropical system may develop off Florida
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Jim Weber is keeping an eye on three things in the tropics including Hurricane Nigel, an area off the Southeastern U.S. that may develop and a wave that is working its way off the coast of Africa. He says a system could develop subtropical characteristics off the coast of Florida, but Weber says it will not impact the Sunshine State because it is headed north. Hurricane Nigel is a Category 1 storm that will likely strengthen, but it is expected to stay over open waters.

Hurricane Nigel forms in Atlantic
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Jim Weber is watching Hurricane Nigel, which formed early Monday morning as we cross over the heart of hurricane season. Weber says that while Nigel is expected to strengthen, it will stay over open waters. Weber is also keeping an eye on an area off the southeast coast that could acquire some tropical characteristics over the next few days. He says another wave is also working its way off the coast of Africa and could develop as well.

Tropical Storm Nigel forms, expected to become hurricane soon
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Tony Sadiku is tracking Tropical Storm Nigel as it forms in the open Atlantic with the potential to shortly become a hurricane. He does not believe it will pose a threat to anyone on land, however. Lee and Margot continue to fizzle out, and a tropical wave moving off the coast of Africa now has a medium chance of development.