A familiar summer visitor is making its way back across the Atlantic. A plume of Saharan dust is expected to arrive in Central Florida late Thursday and linger into the weekend, bringing hazier skies, fewer storms, and hotter temperatures.

Arthur has lost its tropical characteristics.

The first system of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season is officially here. The system, which was designated as Invest 90L over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico, has been designated Potential Tropical Cyclone One by the National Hurricane Center.

Residents of the Florida Shores neighborhood in Edgewater are busy preparing for potential flooding.