AccuWeather forecasters are keeping an eye an area for potential tropical development near Florida July 14-17.

Saharan dust may be chipping away at the current tropical system, but experts say it usually winds down before August.

Based on a 30-year climate period from 1991 to 2020, an average Atlantic hurricane season has 14 named storms, seven hurricanes, and three major hurricanes. A major hurricane is Category 3 or ...

Based on a 30-year climate period from 1991 to 2020, an average Atlantic hurricane season has 14 named storms, seven hurricanes, ... There's a lot of African dust, ...

Saharan dust plumes crossing the Atlantic are dampening hurricanes at the start of the 2025 hurricane season, with one blob set to hit the Southeast in a week.

Hilton Head is experiencing lower air quality due to Canadian wildfire smoke. Just as that haze will leave the state, dust from the Sahara Desert will arrive and poor air quality will likely continue.

The sunshine state sees dust from the African continent blow in yearly and the phenomenon is known as Saharan Air Layer (SAL). READ MORE: US city has 'best beach' and 250 hours of sunshine per year.

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – A massive plume of dust is drifting across the Atlantic and heading for Florida. This has the benefit of causing gorgeous sunsets and tamping down tropical development, but ...

Canadian wildfire smoke and a dust plume from Africa could collide over the South this week By . Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist. Updated Jun 3, 2025, 3:35 PM ET. ... like hurricanes.