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Tropics Quiet Thanks Partly To African Dust Storms

Jeff Huffman

Saharan dust blowing off the west coast of Africa will move across the Atlantic over the coming days, keeping thunderstorms non-existent and clouds even to a minimum.

The dry air from these storms and higher winds aloft will make it nearly impossible for any tropical development to occur in the next five to ten days, unless it occurs close to home. 

But that is not expected. A tropical wave will bring deeper moisture into the state over the next two days, but only an increase in afternoon rain coverage and intensity is expected.

You can follow Jeff Huffman on Twitter @huffmanweather.

Jeff Huffman is Chief Meteorologist at the University of Florida in Gainesville. In addition to his full-time position at the university's radio and television stations, WUFT-FM/TV and WRUF-TV, the latter of which he co-founded, Huffman also provides weather coverage to public radio stations throughout Florida