Dry air hinders area of convection in Caribbean
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Jim Weber is watching the tropics, which remains quiet one week into the 2026 hurricane season. He is monitoring an area of convection in the Central Caribbean, but notes that there is dry air working its way through and nothing is organized as of Monday morning. While the Atlantic and Caribbean are quiet, the Pacific is heating up with Tropical Storm Boris and Tropical Depress 3E, which will likely become Cristina working their way along the coastline before possibly bringing moisture into the Gulf and eventually even Texas. 

Tampa weather | Monday morning forecast
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Dave Osterberg says Monday will be partly cloudy and hot with a high temperature of 93 degrees.

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Quiet tropics due to moving Saharan dust
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Valerie Mills says Saharan dust is continuing to make its way to the Caribbean, keeping the tropics quiet. She says deep tropical moisture from the Caribbean will be pulled into the Gulf in the next week, giving a chance of increased rainfall.

Tropics quiet as Saharan dust keeps storms at bay
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Valerie Mills is watching another quiet day in the Atlantic. She says the Saharan dust traveling over the main regions is keeping formations at bay. Mills says deep tropical moisture is being pulled into the Caribbean, that could bring an increased chance of rain into the Gulf. Mills says no tropical development is expected over the next seven days.

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Tampa weather | Friday evening forecast
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FOX 13's Chief Meteorologist Paul Dellegatto has your Friday evening forecast.

Tampa weather | Friday afternoon forecast
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Nash Rhodes says Friday will have some clouds with a high temperature of 90 degrees.

Saharan dust keeps tropics quiet
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Nash Rhodes is watching a quiet Atlantic. He says the main development region is still shrouded in Saharan dust, which is getting whisked away by the Tradewinds into the Caribbean and even the Gulf over the next few weeks. Rhodes says no tropical development is expected over the next seven days.

Tampa weather | Friday morning forecast
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Dave Osterberg says Friday will be hot and breezy with clouds and sun. The high temperature will be 90 degrees.

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Tampa weather | Thursday afternoon forecast
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FOX 13 Meteorologist Dave Osterberg says Thursday will be breezy and drier with lots of clouds. The high temperature will be 86 degrees.