Tropical activity may ramp up
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Jim Weber says we tend to see more tropical activity toward the end of August and the beginning of September. However, he says the tropics are quiet right now. He says the dry Saharan dust working its way across the Atlantic Ocean will likely continue over the next week. Weber cautions that as wind shear lessens and the dry Saharan dust starts to settle down, it may mean more favorable conditions for tropical activity.

When will hurricane season pick up?
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Jim Weber says there is hardly a cloud in the sky in the Caribbean. He says there are no signs of anything developing in the tropics in the near future. According to Weber, the dry Saharan air that is working its way across the Atlantic is keeping things quiet in the tropics over the next week. He does caution that things may pick up as we head into September.

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Saharan dust still keeping tropics quiet
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Jim Weber says all is quiet in the tropics right now. He says the sea surface temperatures are above normal, which would provide fuel if a storm did develop. Weber adds that dry Saharan air working its way across the Atlantic is keeping things quiet even though wind shear is lessening.

Sunday night forecast
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Fox 13 Meteorologist Jim Weber breaks down the Sunday night forecast

Quiet weekend in the tropics continues
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Dave Osterberg is keeping an eye on the tropics as the first weekend of August comes to a close. Dave says El Nino continues to strengthen as sea surface temperatures remain above average. While no tropical storms are expected for the next seven days, Dave says that activity should increase in the coming weeks.

Sunday morning forecast
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Fox 13 Meteorologist Dave Osterberg breaks down the Sunday morning forecast

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Tropics remain quiet in the first weekend of August
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Fox 13 Meteorologist Dave Osterbeg is keeping an eye on the tropics as we work our way through the first weekend of August. Dave says that things should remain quiet in the tropics for the next seven days. He says there will be 18 named storms this hurricane season, according to a forecast from Colorado State.

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