Tropical wave in Atlantic could become depression

FOX 13 Meteorologist Nash Rhodes gave an update on two tropical waves - one in the Atlantic and one in the Caribbean. One spinning towards the Gulf of Mexico could become a tropical depression but won't pose much of an issue for the U.S. The second wave, still quite far away from the U.S. and Florida, is expected to form over the weekend and could become the second named storm of the season.

Tampa weather | summer rain pushed eastward again

FOX 13 Meteorologist Dave Osterberg says the pattern we saw on Wednesday of west winds pushing rain inland should repeat itself on Thursday. He also took a look at two tropical waves in the Atlantic and Caribbean.

2 tropical waves show small signs of development

FOX 13 Meteorologist Nash Rhodes is tracking two tropical waves. One is in the Central Caribbean that has a slight chance of developing over the next week as it travels west toward Mexico. The second tropical wave is more than 3,000 miles from Florida and is making its way across the Atlantic. He said it has a 30% chance of developing over the next seven days. However, a layer of Saharan dust making its way off the coast of Africa is keeping things dry and making it difficult for tropical systems to develop.

Tampa weather | west wind pushing rain eastward

FOX 13 Meteorologist Dave Osterberg breaks down how a west wind pattern is pushing rain to the east coast, keeping it out of the forecast for most of the Tampa Bay area on Wednesday and Thursday.

Saharan dust may reach Florida this weekend

FOX 13 Meteorologist Valerie Mills is tracking the first round of Saharan dust making its way off the coast of Africa. She says as the dust moves west toward Florida, it will squash any tropical waves that try to develop. That’s because the Saharan dust is 50 percent drier than a typical moist air mass that meteorologists would typically see this time of year. She says some of the Saharan air will make its way to the coast of Florida this weekend, which may reduce the air quality. Mills noted that there is one wave on the edge of the Saharan air that has a low chance of development at the moment. However, it may develop more tropical characteristics as it moves west toward Mexico.