Author: Cheryl McCloud, Palm Beach Post

On average, the first hurricane of the season is Aug. 11. Hurricane Don formed July 22.

Long-range forecasts say a weak system, such as tropical depression or storm, is not out of the question for early August.

A tropical wave in the eastern Atlantic will be entering an area more conducive for development in the coming days.

A tropical wave in the eastern Atlantic has a 20 percent chance for developing over the next seven days.

Environmental conditions are more favorable for development and the system could become a subtropical depression or storm this week.

Conditions may become more conducive for tropical development the second half of July.

A disturbance a few hundred miles northeast of the Bahamas has a 30 percent chance of becoming a tropical depression later this week.

More Saharan dust could reach Florida Tuesday. While the dust decreases air quality, it also inhibits growth of tropical cyclones.

Environmental conditions could become a little more favorable for some gradual redevelopment of former Tropical Storm Cindy later this week.

After passing over the Lesser Antilles Thursday night, Tropical Storm Bret is expected to weaken over the weekend.

Cindy is expected to strengthen but remain below hurricane strength as it moves over open waters.

Environmental conditions appear favorable for gradual strengthening over the next few days. Wind shear after that may tear it apart.

Tropical storm watches and warnings may be issued later today for portions of the Lesser Antilles.

There have been only three June systems in the tropical Atlantic, the last being (coincidentally) Bret in 2017. Bret is the next name in the 2023 list.

El Niño and warmer-than-average ocean temperatures were conflicting factors affecting NOAA’s prediction for the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season.

A tropical wave is located off the western coast of Africa and is moving west at about 13 mph.

Today marks the day the National Hurricane Center begins issuing its daily tropical outlook, an early indication of potential tropical development.

The National Hurricane Center issued a tropical outlook about the system of low pressure on Jan. 16.

Beautiful photos of an “incredible halo/arc/sundog display” grabbed the attention of meteorologist Jim Cantore.