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Hurricanes, typhoons and tornadoes: What’s the difference? Author: Press Office 15 September 2025 With tropical storm season now underway, and Tropical Storm Mario continuing to move northwest in the Eastern Pacific, we're taking a look at hurricanes, typhoons and tornadoes, and what the differences

(hurricane, tropical storm, sub-tropical storm) that has developed in the Atlantic having been named by the National Hurricane Center in Miami, the name is not changed and is referred to as ‘ex-Tropical Storm Helene’, for example. However, if the weather system qualifies for naming under our own rules

to the east on Monday with further spells of rain moving across the UK from the west. Beyond this, we start to see the influence of Atlantic hurricanes on the UK forecast. Hurricane Lee, which will affect northeast USA and east Canada in the short term, is likely to transition into a regular area of low

systems predicting as most likely neutral to El Niño conditions by the end of the forecast period. Sea-surface-temperatures (SSTs) across the tropical North Atlantic are predicted to be near- to below-normal during the peak of the hurricane season (August–October 2012). The probability of exceeding

WMO Severe Weather Information Centre Regional Specialised Meteorological Centres National Hurricane Center, Miami (Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, North Atlantic and eastern North Pacific oceans east of 140°W) Japan Meteorological Agency, Tokyo (Western North Pacific Ocean from Malay peninsula

Typical autumnal weather Chief Meteorologist Andy Page said: “Until the end of October we are looking at an unsettled spell of typical autumnal weather which will dominate the forecast. Every year we expect the remnants of decaying tropical hurricanes to disrupt conditions when they enter the North

: Will Hurricane Erin affect UK weather? Is Hurricane Erin heading for the UK? “UK set to be hit by rain and wind as Hurricane Erin moves across Atlantic,” suggests another headline. What our forecast says: Hurricane Erin, currently a category three storm, is not forecast to make direct landfall in the UK

, while the second storm will be ‘female’ and named Bronagh,  following the alternating male/female pattern established by the US National Hurricane Center in the 1970’s.  Evelyn Cusack, Head of Forecasting at Met Éireann, said: “The last 12 months have seen some extreme weather around the Globe as well

is also expected over parts of southeast Scotland and northeast England later on Tuesday through to Wednesday.   Further warnings are possible until mid-week as rain falls on already wet ground, but then the risk of flooding should reduce.   Will ex-Hurricane Kirk affect us?   We have been keeping

in natural climate forcings (volcanic and solar activity). Retrospective decadal predictions with DePreSys show improvements over uninitialised forecasts, including global average temperature and Atlantic hurricane frequency. Key aims To improve understanding of mechanisms of decadal variability