Hurricane Humberto is quickly weakening

Hurricane Humberto continues to weaken quickly . It’s going to become post-tropical soon.

Humberto formed on Wednesday, Sept. 24. It’s the eighth named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season.

Humberto is a Category 1 hurricane with maximum winds of 80 mph. It’s moving north-northwest at 18 mph across the western Atlantic. 

It’s turning northeastward as it combats strong westerly wind shear, becoming more disorganized. It should weaken and turn post-tropical by Wednesday or Thursday.

It’s not a threat to the U.S. other than rough surf and dangerous rip currents along the east coast. 

The cone of uncertainty displays where the center of a storm could be located. It does not predict which areas may feel the storm’s impact. Anyone outside but near the cone should be on alert and make storm preparations.

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