Rafael is expected to slam Cuba as a Category 2 storm. Currently located over the northeastern Atlantic Ocean, the NHC says Tropical Storm Patty is quickly losing its tropical characteristics.

As Tropical Storm Rafael barrels across the Caribbean, the National Hurricane Center predicts that powerful winds might impact the U.S. by Thursday night. The storm, which is expected to ...

The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season remains active as the National Hurricane Center monitors two systems in the tropics. One of these systems has seen some development, with increased chances of ...

Special note on the NHC cone: The forecast track shows the most likely path of the center of the storm. It does not illustrate the full width of the storm or its impacts, and the center of the ...

The disturbance is expected to pass near the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico on Friday, according to the NHC. Strong levels of wind are expected to end the chances of development over the weekend.

As of the NHC’s 7 p.m. tropical outlook, the trough of low pressure with disorganized showers and thunderstorms extended from near Hispaniola northeast over the southwestern Atlantic.

As the system begins moving west-northwestward, a tropical depression could form as it approaches or nears the Leeward Islands, according to the NHC. The chance of development in the next 48 hours ...

The NHC formed a team to study the potential effects of moving up the season start date. The NHC has no plans to change the dates any time soon. "Named storms have formed prior to the official ...

Regardless, NHC forecasters said rain is likely in parts of Central America later this week. As of 1 p.m., the disturbance had a low 20% chance of forming into a tropical depression or storm ...

The NHC said a "broad area of low pressure" is likely to develop over the southwestern Caribbean Sea during the next day or so, and "gradual development" is possible thereafter. But for those ...