The thick summer steam is upon us, and it doesn’t take much to deliver rounds of thunderstorms in this kind of air. On Saturday, an area of storms formed along the sea breeze targeting the western suburbs. One such storm spawned a funnel cloud very close to Krome Avenue during the afternoon. Coastal areas stayed mainly dry with a hot breeze blowing in from the ocean. Moisture levels are definitely adequate for heavy, tropical type downpours… anywhere. Favored spots will need to dodge these (move indoors) during the early part of this week. An added “trigger” for developing rain will be from instability as an upper low spins above us. The low is drifting toward south Florida from the northwestern Bahamas, where it sparked thunderstorms earlier in the weekend. Due to the proximity of the low, storms could contain small hail and gusty winds either Sunday afternoon or Monday. We’re also following a bit of activity in the tropics. Two tropical waves have been quickly advancing across the Atlantic Ocean. The initial one is about to move over the Lesser Antilles, soon entering the eastern Caribbean. Development isn’t very likely in the near term (at least) but it may have a better chance if it reaches the western Caribbean in a few days. Lower wind shear could allow it to gain steam… possibly becoming a tropical depression by midweek. Regardless, it isn’t expected to have a direct impact on our Florida weather. At most, we may see another surge of deep moisture drawn our way once it skirts to our south. It’s a good reminder that we need to be aware of the tropics. The peak of the season is just over a month from now.