ORLANDO, Fla. – As we wrap up the first month of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, the National Hurricane Center is closely monitoring two areas in the tropics along with a large plume of Saharan dust tracking west.
Area #1: Invest 94L
A tropical wave over the west-central Caribbean Sea is producing widespread showers as it quickly heads toward Central America.
Conditions look to become more conducive for gradual development over the next several days, which is why they are giving this area a low 30% chance for tropical development over the next seven days.
Area #2: Invest 95L
A more aggressive tropical wave is being tracked several hundred miles southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands in the eastern Atlantic. Conditions are forecast to be unusually primed for late June development in this area as models do show further tropical development over the next several days.
A tropical depression or tropical storm is likely to form this weekend near the Windward Islands in the Caribbean. As of Thursday morning, the National Hurricane Center is giving it a high 80% chance for development in the next seven days. If it does get a name, the next one on the list will be Beryl.
Along with those waves, we are also tracking plenty of Saharan dust blowing across the tropical Atlantic.
Climatologically, this is when we typically see the dust peak across the waters.
The dust will continue to move through the Caribbean Islands into the upcoming weekend and possibly filter into Central Florida by the weekend. Besides reducing our air quality slightly we can expect more vivid sunrise and sunset. Click here for more on what this dust means for us.
Hurricane season runs through November.
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