Tropical development possible for wave in Atlantic

FOX 13 Meteorologist Valerie Mills says there is about a 40% chance that a wave in the Atlantic could become a tropical depression or tropical low in the next couple of days, especially by the middle of the week.

New wave in Atlantic Ocean could develop

FOX 13 News Meteorologist Valerie Mills says a new wave popped up and has a 30% chance of development over the next week or so. Mills says there's still some drier air just north of the wave, but it's found a little sweet spot just south of the dry Saharan air.

Tropics may heat up in August

FOX 13 Meteorologist Nash Rhodes is keeping an eye on Saharan dust, which is expected to clip Florida this weekend, potentially dropping air quality and rain chances in Tampa. He says the Saharan dust has been keeping the tropics quiet, but he expects things to ramp up, especially in the Atlantic, during the month of August. Rhodes did note that there are a few weak tropical waves trying to travel off the coast of Africa, which has about a 20% chance of developing toward the end of next week.

Saharan dust still keeping tropics quiet

FOX 13 Meteorologist Nash Rhodes is keeping an eye on the tropics, which have been quiet. He says Saharan dust making its way across the Atlantic is preventing tropical development. Rhodes does not expect anything tropical to form over the next week. However, he says by the beginning of August, some of the dust will start to subside and it should be gone by the middle of the month. Rhodes cautions that hurricane season usually heats up in August and September. The next name on the list if Debby.