Tropics to remain quiet until middle of next week, at least

Tropical waves are coming off of Africa on schedule, and a number of them this year have been quite robust. The atmosphere over the tropical Atlantic has been unusually dry, however, largely because of Saharan dust blowing over the ocean. It is common to have dust outbreaks in June and July, and normally they subside in August.

On average, late July is a fairly quiet time in the tropics, with activity picking up significantly by the second week of August. August 1st arrives next week.

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For now, no tropical development is expected through the middle of next week, at least.


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