One of the most notable properties of the giant planets in our solar system—Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune—are the extreme winds observed around their equators. While some of these planets have eastward equatorial winds,

Best-case scenario: “The best-case scenario for Florida would be if Melissa moves over eastern Cuba or Hispaniola and then gets pulled out to sea. That would spare Florida from impacts, though it would likely bring life-threatening and possibly catastrophic flooding to parts of Hispaniola, eastern Cuba, and the Dominican Republic."

A tropical wave that moved into the eastern Caribbean on Sunday – designated Invest 98L by the National Hurricane Center on Saturday – is becoming increasingly organized and will likely become a tropical depression or tropical storm in the next day or two as it slows over the central Caribbean.

A loaded long-range pattern is taking shape as we head toward Halloween week, with early signals suggesting the atmosphere could be primed for more East Coast storm

Hurricane Gabrielle spins in the Atlantic east of Bermuda, while two other potential storms are seen in the tropical Atlantic on the morning of Sept. 24, 2025. One is causing rain and storms over Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and the other is east of the Leeward Islands. The National Hurricane Center is monitoring all three.

The strong tropical disturbance designated Invest 98L over the weekend is coming together as Tropical Storm Melissa Tuesday morning, and the National Hurricane Center expects to issue its first forecast on the Atlantic hurricane season’s 13th named storm shortly.

An energized Pacific jet is spawning storms and atmospheric rivers directed at the Northwest, while California sits just south of the main fire hose for now.

A polar jet stream will bring heavy rainfall across Spain, with between 50 and 150 litres per square metre expected in Galicia, Andalucía and Extremadura.