While the Pacific has kept seeing its share of intense tropical systems, the Atlantic has been quieter. This is consistent with what we expect with a strong El Niño, as the global scale impacts from that phenomenon tend to include increased wind shear in the Caribbean and western Atlantic which... Read More
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
