Why so Quiet on the Tropical Front?

Wednesday September 16, 2026

The Saharan air layer (SAL) contains very dry air; this dryness robs developing tropical systems of the humidity and moisture they need to build towering thunderstorms.

Last week, we rolled past the climatological peak of the Atlantic Hurricane season. Then, on Saturday, our hurricane season reached a historic milestone: as of September 12th, no hurricanes had formed in the Atlantic basin.…