The Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather: Hurricane Beryl charges westward through Caribbean Sea
Start your day with the latest weather news – After battering the Windward Islands on Monday, Beryl is forecast to remain a powerful hurricane as it moves across the Caribbean Sea. But should the Gulf Coast be prepared?
Category 5 Hurricane Beryl becomes strongest July hurricane on record
Beryl reached 165 mph for peak gusts early Tuesday morning, setting a record for strongest hurricane measured in July just days after it set the June record as well. Now all eyes are on Jamaica as the storm heads their direction.
Welcome to the Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather. It’s Tuesday, July 2, 2024. Start your day with everything you need to know about today's weather. You can also get a quick briefing of national, regional and local weather whenever you like with the FOX Weather Update podcast.
Hurricane HQ: Category 5 Beryl charges on; Invest 96L follows in its wake
After battering the Windward Islands on Monday, Beryl reached a historic Category 5 strength to remain a powerful hurricane as it moves across the Caribbean Sea. Hurricane conditions are expected in Jamaica on Wednesday, where a Hurricane Warning is in effect. Forecasters say that on its current track, Beryl could make it to the Gulf of Mexico by Friday.
(FOX Weather)
And behind Beryl in the central tropical Atlantic, Invest 96L has a low chance of tropical development in the next week. The National Hurricane Center said conditions are marginal for additional development, but if so, a tropical depression could form by the middle of this week. Should the system strengthen into a tropical storm, it will get the fourth name on the list for the 2024 hurricane season – Debby.
(FOX Weather)
Kansas City could see severe storms on Tuesday
Severe thunderstorms will be possible from Kansas through Illinois on Tuesday. The National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center issued a Level 3 out of 5 risk for parts of Missouri, including the outskirts of Kansas City, Iowa, and Kansas. The biggest threats will be damaging wind gusts and large hail.
(FOX Weather)
Fourth of July forecast
From delayed flights to cloudy skies, the weather could significantly impact your Fourth of July holiday festivities. See where the trouble spots will be for the July Fourth holiday week.
(FOX Weather)
Before you go
Here are a few other stories we think might interest you.
- Caught on camera: Tornado flips car across 6 lanes of traffic in Florida
- Watch: Chinese rocket catches fire after accidental launch, causing massive explosive
- See inside the eye of historic Hurricane Beryl
Need more weather? Check your local forecast plus 3D radar in the FOX Weather app. You can also watch FOX Weather wherever you go using the FOX Weather app, at foxweather.com/live or on your favorite streaming service.
It’s easy to share your weather photos and videos with us. Email them to weather@fox.com or add the hashtag #FOXWeather to your post on your favorite social media platform.