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29/07/2024

Afternoon storm snaps trees in South Florida

A thunderstorm early Monday afternoon led to tree damage in South Florida.

29/07/2024

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29/07/2024

Atlantic disturbance poised to develop later this week

Beginning last Wednesday we began previewing the possibility of development of a tropical disturbance nearing the Caribbean islands for this week and in Friday morning’s newsletter we discussed a more conducive configuration for development once the disturbance moves into the western Atlantic late...

28/07/2024

Weather Authority monitors tropical wave pushing west in Atlantic

The Local 10 News Weather Authority meteorologists are tracking a tropical wave that continued to push west on Sunday in the Atlantic Ocean since it is too early to determine the threat to South Florida.

26/07/2024

Third consecutive weekend with no tropical systems to speak of

It’s been a nice dry spell these past few weeks in the Atlantic – dry being the operative word with round after round of storm-suffocating dust that’s helped put the lid on tropical development.

25/07/2024

RECORD SET: ☀ Global temperatures dropped a minuscule amount after two days of record highs, making Tuesday only the world's second-hottest day ever.

Global temperatures have dropped slightly after breaking the all-time heat record the two previous days.

24/07/2024

Tropical disturbances smothered, covered and capped by near-record July dust

If it seems like we’ve been talking a lot about Saharan dust this July, it’s because we have. So far the tropical Atlantic has seen higher dust concentrations than any July in the continuous satellite record (since 2002) with the exception of July 2018.

23/07/2024

What a no-show eastern Pacific hurricane season could signal for the Atlantic

There’s a sort of feng shui about the tropics: everything has its place. And like the ancient Chinese practice, one of the guiding principles of the tropics is a yin/yang balance to global hurricane activity.

22/07/2024

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22/07/2024

Tropical Atlantic on cruise control for another week

The post-Beryl Atlantic hangover will keep the tropics bedridden for at least another week, with no development expected into the twilight days of July.

21/07/2024

Beware of health risks on day 21 of heat advisories in South Florida

Sunday was the 21st day a heat advisory was in effect in South Florida. It was in effect until 6 p.m.

20/07/2024

Saharan dust wave starts to affect air quality, heat in South Florida

A wave of Saharan dust from northern Africa was moving over South Florida Saturday and heading northwest.

19/07/2024

Tropics snoozing along, but for how much longer?

In the modern hurricane record – since satellites came around in the 1960s – most Julys observe at least one named storm, but about 1 in 3 Julys come and go without any new named storms. Additionally, most Julys – nearly 70% – pass by without any new hurricane formations.

18/07/2024

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18/07/2024

PAW PATROL: We're in the dog days of summer and that means HEAT! All this heat makes pavement extremely hot extremely quick. On days like today, your fur-baby can get paw damage in as little as one minute if standing on concrete. Paw pads are NOT shoes!

18/07/2024

Tropical Atlantic lies dormant into next week

It’s been 9 days since the last active tropical system in the Atlantic and 18 days since the last named storm – Tropical Storm Chris – formed. Of course, by the first week of July, the Atlantic managed to notch its most active start to a hurricane season on record – courtesy of long-lived, C...

17/07/2024

The Tropical Atlantic is heating up again

The big story going into this hurricane season was the chart-topping warmth throughout the Atlantic Main Development Region – the strip of tropical waters from the Caribbean to Africa where most of our strongest hurricanes get their start later in the season.

17/07/2024

Heat advisory in effect on Wednesday in South Florida

A heat advisory is in effect through Wednesday evening for South Florida.

17/07/2024

Local 10′s Hurricane Survival Guide 2024

Stay prepared for the Atlantic Hurricane Season with Local 10 Weather Authority’s 2024 Hurricane Survival Guide both in English and en Español.

16/07/2024

Don’t be fooled by the July tropical head fake

July is an important transition month for the hurricane season. It’s the month we begin to look farther out into the open Atlantic as more storms form east of the Caribbean than during June.

16/07/2024

High heat, Saharan dust to impact South Florida

South Florida is bracing for intense heat and moderate air quality levels on Tuesday.

15/07/2024

Looking ahead to the back half of July in the tropics

It’s only been a week since Hurricane Beryl slammed the Texas coast, knocking out power to over 2 million customers – most notably in the Houston area – for days on end, leaving Texans basting under the stifling summer heat.

15/07/2024

Heat advisory continues in South Florida amid triple-digit temperatures

Another heat advisory was issued Wednesday for South Florida, with peak heat indices of 105 to 109 degrees expected throughout the day.

12/07/2024

South Florida residents struggle with recovery a month after historic flooding

Just one month after historic rainfall and flooding in South Florida, the water and mess have finally been cleaned up, but the story remains one of recovery for many of its residents.

12/07/2024

Just a Category 1 hurricane? Don’t be fooled by a number — It could be more devastating than a Cat 5

Former Federal Emergency Management Director Craig Fugate has some advice for people following storms: Don't judge their severity on how big a number they've been assigned.

12/07/2024

TALKING TROPICS: The tropical Atlantic is in the midst of its most significant outbreak of Saharan dust in over two years.

The tropical Atlantic is in the midst of its most significant outbreak of Saharan dust in over two years.