Tropical Cyclones Quick tropical updates for Atlantic and Hawai’i 12 Aug 202612 Aug 2026 TL;DR: Tropical storm for Hawai'i looks more likely. Two of the disturbances in the Atlantic have been upgraded to Invest areas, only one matters. Tropical Storm Chan-Hom raining out over…
Geophysics… The Blob is Red!!?11?? Hawai’i, Japan update 11 Aug 202611 Aug 2026 NHC has now increased the odds of something forming in the Atlantic later this week out of distirbance #1 to 70%. Here's the NHC outlook over an IR image ...…
Doomwatch!… August Atlantic Blobwatch continues, busy Pacific 10 Aug 202610 Aug 2026 TL;DR: one of the three disturbances in the Atlantic might become a depression later in the week (probably be a fish storm if it does). Pacific is busy, with Hawai'i…
Doomwatch!… Return of the Blobs of Doom 9 Aug 20269 Aug 2026 Much to the relief of the Atlantic tropical weather-doomer community, who had been reduced to feeding on stories of super-El Ninos and "below normal" activity predictions, there are now two…
Tropical Cyclones Typhoon Dolphin hits Okinawa, China next; Chan-Hom headed to northern Japan 7 Aug 20267 Aug 2026 Busy in the West Pacific this morning ... Typhoon Dolphin looks to have passed north of Okinawa this evening (morning US East Coast time): click any image to embiggen. The…
Tropical Cyclones… Quick Tuesday Updates 4 Aug 20264 Aug 2026 Quick updates on Typhoon Dolphin and Savannah area rains. Typhoon Dolphin continues to track directly towards Okinawa: click any image to embiggen. It remains impressive on IR this evening (Okinawa…
Tropical Cyclones… Rain in Savannah, Typhoon Dolphin heads to Okinawa 3 Aug 20263 Aug 2026 Quick update to add: NWS Charleston sent this note about the thunderstorms this morning: Here's their note: Waterspouts: Forecast sounding output and elevated non-supercelltornado parameters values over the nearshore and…
Tropical Cyclones Noul to hit Hong Kong, Surf’s Up in Hawai’i from Fausto 25 Jul 202625 Jul 2026 TL;DR: swell (waves) from Fausto should reach Hawai'i tomorrow, uncertain how much wind/rain. Typhoon Noul landfall today near Hong Kong (tonight in China) and is already causing some damage. Atlantic…
Tropical Cyclones Beware the Cone of Shame (Bertha update 21 July) 21 Jul 202621 Jul 2026 Last night NHC upgraded TD2 to Tropical Storm Bertha: Key messages regarding Tropical Storm Bertha (en Español: Mensajes Claves). Here's the current radar and rash of warnings across the northern Gulf…
Doomwatch!… Tropical Depression Two Monday Morning Update 20 Jul 202620 Jul 2026 As always your best source of information is the National Hurricane Center's Key messages regarding Tropical Depression Two (en Español: Mensajes Claves). Be very cautious of social media, lots of fake…
