The Atlantic hurricane season has not yet seen a hurricane, making it only the eighth year since approximately 1960 to reach September without one. Forecast activity is expected to remain quiet for at least the next seven days.
This quiet period means there is a chance the current record for the latest Atlantic hurricane formation, 11 September in both 2002 and 2013, will be broken.
In contrast, the Pacific currently has three hurricanes simultaneously: Category 1 Hurricane Marie, Category 3 Hurricane Karina, and Category 4 Hurricane Lowell. The National Hurricane Centre (NHC) states that having three hurricanes at once is very unusual, as the average is eight Pacific hurricanes per year.
Tropical Storm Edouard made landfall in Louisiana on 1 September, bringing strong gusts, heavy rain, and flooding to south-west Louisiana and south-east Texas. The highest wind gust recorded was 69 mph at Beaumont/Port Arthur airport, leading to power outages and school closures. Flash flooding remains a risk across east-central Texas this week.
Parts of Texas have also been under an extreme heat warning this week, with heat index values reaching up to 46C (114.8F) for the southern tip of the state. The National Weather Service has highlighted heat-related illnesses as a main potential effect.
Europe has recently concluded its warmest summer on record, with countries including the UK, France, and Belgium breaking their mean temperature records. France exceeded its previous record by 0.8C, while the UK surpassed its 2025 record by 0.4C.