🌵Saharan dust blankets the Atlantic

It’s all about the dust! And right on schedule too. What’s going on, guys?! Meteorologist Jonathan Kegges back with you for another edition of Tropics Watch.

After last week’s flare up of tropical activity that consisted of Tropical Storm Alberto and two other disturbances that never materialized. No new development is now expected over the next seven days and a big part of that is the Saharan dust.

This is no doubt the largest plume of dust to eject off of Africa this season and as mentioned above, right on schedule.

This is when the dust is typically the most prolific of the season before gradually backing off later in the summer.

Even with the dust around there is some model guidance hinting at development as we start we July. Here’s the breakdown of the dust and and a couple of areas to watch over the next week.

Something else that is pretty cool a Falcon Heavy is expected to launch a brand new weather satellite into orbit Tuesday. This will replace GOES East which monitors the Western Hemisphere. This new satellite technology will help forecast Atlantic hurricanes among other things.

Stay safe!

There is a lot of noise out there when it comes to the weather. A lot of hype, a lot of clickbait etc. You have my word that you will never see any of those scare tactics from me and News 6. Seeing this myself makes my blood boil.

We’re going to talk about a lot of stuff (hopefully while everything remains out at sea), but we will do so with sound science and meteorology.

It is my hope to have a conversation about the weather this season and to my pass along everything I know so that you know what to look out for.

You can expect an e-mail from me every Monday (and as needed) during hurricane season. If it’s quiet, we’re going to talk about it. If there’s something going on out there, we’re definitely going to be talking about it. We also have a live tropics show that airs on our YouTube channel every Monday at 11 a.m.

If you’re in Central Florida tune into our Hurricane Special airing June 3rd at 8 p.m. on WKMG News 6. We will break down what we are seeing and talk about ways to keep your family safe.

Ways to stay connected this hurricane season

News 6+

If you live outside of Central Florida or don’t have cable, first of all thank you for finding the Tropics Watch newsletter! You can also watch the special on June 3rd at 8 p.m. by downloading the FREE News 6+ app! You can watch all of the newscasts on here as well. You can download that on your smart T.V. or other streaming devices.

Weather Wise

If you crave weather content, I have a show that airs Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. On News 6 Plus. We get in-depth and hyper-local with the weather.

There is also a tropical update every morning at about 8:06 so you can see if anything is brewing.

Pinpoint Hurricane App

Even if you are outside of Central Florida download this app! This is the best hurricane app on the market and its FREE. As soon as the National Hurricane Center names something, you’re going to know about. It’s a great way to follow the season if you like doing that. Search WKMG in your app store and make sure you find the hurricane one.

YouTube

If you live in Central Florida subscribe to the WKMG/Clickorlando page.

If you love the weather whether you’re in Central Florida or not, subscribe to JustWeather!

Clickorlando.com/hurricane is also a great resource no matter where you live.

Alright. I have rambled on enough. Just wanted to make you aware of where you can find trustworthy and in-depth weather content this season.

One last thing. This is a two-way street. I/we are here for you. Any ideas? Like or hate something? Have any questions? Let me know. Shoot me an e-mail at jkegges@wkmg.com. Find me on facebook or twitter.

We’re in this together. We have families here too. You’re going to get the same info we give to them. Thank you for your trust. We don’t take that responsibility lightly.

Ok now I’m done.

Talk to you soon!

-Jonathan