• Tropical Storm Douglas forms over the eastern Pacific, forecast to weaken into a remnant low by July 3

    Tropical Storm Douglas formed over the eastern North Pacific Ocean at 21:00 UTC on July 1, 2026, and became the fourth named storm of the 2026 eastern Pacific hurricane season. The cyclone is located well west-southwest of the southern tip of Baja California, Mexico, and is expected to remain over open waters while weakening into a post-tropical remnant low by July 3.

  • Douglas becomes a major hurricane on its way toward Hawaii

    Tropical Storm "Douglas" became the first hurricane of the 2020 eastern Pacific hurricane season at 15:00 UTC on July 22, 2020, and then rapidly strengthened into a major hurricane by 09:00 UTC on July 23. The only years with later first eastern North…