Earlier this week, we discussed the development of Fausto, a Pacific tropical system that formed south of Mexico. As expected, the storm has intensified to hurricane strength. Current projections (as of 1500 UTC, 5:00 AM HST) are for it to pass directly over the Hawaiian islands on Tuesday 28 July into Wednesday 29 July. Fortunately,... Read More
We are starting to see the onset of an active period of tropical development in the eastern Pacific basin. Over the weekend of 18-19 July 2026, two separate systems were experiencing different stages of their life: Elida was dying out near the west coast of Mexico while Fausto was starting... Read More
The dominant weather story across much of the central United States remains the continuing impact of the Minnesota and Ontario wildfires on the air quality in the upper Midwest. You can see just how impactful the smoke was by looking at this slider of two images from the Blog’s home... Read More
Friend of the Blog Patrick Ayd, Science Operations Officer at NWS Duluth, passed on this interesting observation from the morning of 15 July 2026. The ongoing wildfires in Minnesota and Ontario, which we discussed in a blog post a few days ago, show up amazingly well when looking at the VIIRS Day/Night Band (DNB). The... Read More
