LESS DUST, MORE STORMS

Happy Tuesday July South Florida Hopefully everyone had a nice start to the week as it will likely be the driest day of the week A thin layer of Saharan dust lingered across the region to start the work week and that was ostensibly one of the reasons the southeast coast of Florida stayed quiet through much of the day As temperatures warmed showers and storms developed in the afternoon but with a breeze off the water all of that activity stayed west of our metro and kept us dry and steamy through much of the day This morning was thoroughly different as showers and storms surrounded South Florida After a mostly dry start to the week in the modern day s forecast will feature scattered showers and thunderstorms The reason An upper level low that was over the Northwestern Bahamas on Monday is starting to drift towards the northwest But as it still remains across the region showers and storms will continue to develop across the area With more of a south to southwest steering wind in place in contemporary times moisture will continue to be pushed in our direction This is the moisture we need for storms Because of the cloud cover and the showers and storms our afternoon high temperatures will likely remain in the upper s Looking ahead through the work week South Florida will remain unsettled at times with scattered showers and thunderstorms at times becoming numerous on a daily basis As we get closer to the Fourth of July holiday on Friday our weather looks to remain unsettled A front will be stalling near the Southeastern U S or across Northern Florida and an area of low pressure could spin up along that stalled front The National Hurricane Center is watching this area closely as particular progress could be attainable if and once a low develops along that front especially if it develops over water This would pose no immediate threat to South Florida however it means that the entire region will likely remain stormy through the holiday weekend It will be something we will have to monitor as the end of the week gets closer Have a great week Erika DelgadoMeteorologistWSVN Channel News