Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook
71°F Last Update: 4:45pm EDT -- August 18, 2025
The Next Seven Days
Disturbance #1: Tropical Atlantic: A tropical wave located over the eastern tropical Atlantic is producing limited disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Environmental conditions appear conducive for gradual development of this system, and a tropical depression could form toward the end of the week. This system should move westward to west-northwestward at about 20 mph across the central tropical Atlantic and approach the vicinity of the Leeward Islands on Friday. The disturbance has a 10% chance of developing during the next two days and a 60% chance of developing during the next seven days.
The Tropical Weather Outlook is a discussion of significant areas of disturbed weather and their potential for development during the next seven days.
The issuance times of this outlook are 2am, 8am, 2pm and 8pm EDT. After the change to standard time in November, the issuance times are 1am, 7am, 1pm and 7pm EST.
Source National Hurricane Center