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New Tropical Threats Line Up Along Same Atlantic Track As Erin New Tropical Threats Line Up Along Same Atlantic Track As Erin
New Tropical Threats Line Up Along Same Atlantic Track As Erin Erin may be moving on, but the Atlantic isn’t. A pair of fresh tropical waves are bubbling along the same corridor where Hurricane Erin formed earlier this month, and forecasters say development odds are rising. According to AccuWeather, both systems have a high chance of developing into tropical depressions as they move westward across the Atlantic. A third tropical wave, still over Africa, is also expected to enter the Atlantic soon, keeping the basin unusually active for this point in the season. The next names on the 2025 Atlantic storm list are Fernand and Gabrielle; five named storm…

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by Joe Lombardi
Weather
Atlantic Storm Could Be Coming Right After Hurricane Season Starts: Here's Latest Atlantic Storm Could Be Coming Right After Hurricane Season Starts: Here's Latest
Atlantic Storm Could Be Coming Right After Hurricane Season Starts: Here's Latest There could be tropical development in the Atlantic just days after the 2025 hurricane season started, forecasters say. The window for activity will be during the second week of the month, and there could be some impact in the United States as a result, AccuWeather meteorologists say. The Atlantic hurricane season, which started on Sunday, June 1, lasts through Sunday, Nov. 30. Over the next week to 10 days, moist and dry air masses will alternate over the Caribbean and extend as far north as the waters off Florida in both the Gulf and Atlantic, says AccuWeather.  "This pulse will be…

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by Joe Lombardi
Lifestyle
Planning to See DC’s Cherry Blossoms? Here’s the Best Time (And When They’ll Be Gone) Planning to See DC’s Cherry Blossoms? Here’s the Best Time (And When They’ll Be Gone)
Planning to See DC’s Cherry Blossoms? Here’s the Best Time (And When They’ll Be Gone) If you're waiting for the perfect moment to snap those cherry blossom selfies in D.C.—this is it. The National Park Service has officially called it: Peak bloom for the iconic Yoshino cherry trees was Sunday, March 23.  That means 70% of blossoms are open, and the Tidal Basin is about to turn into a full-on pink-and-white wonderland. But fair warning: the blooms are breathtaking—and very, very brief. While they can last a few days, all it takes is one windy storm or a surprise frost to knock those petals off faster than your phone can open the camera app. On the flip side, cool and c…

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by Cecilia Levine
Weather
Weekend Outlook: Here's When Soaking Rain Returns Weekend Outlook: Here's When Soaking Rain Returns
Weekend Outlook: Here's When Soaking Rain Returns The first half of the weekend will be dry before a storm system sweeps into the East, bringing soaking rain to the region. It will be mostly sunny and a bit cooler on Saturday, Oct. 26 with a high temperature around 60 degrees. Rain arrives overnight and will continue throughout the day on Sunday, Oct. 27. It will be cloudy and breezy with wind out of the southeast at around 10 miles per hour with gusts up to 25 mph. Up to one inch of precipitation is possible before the rain finally tapers off at around 9 p.m. Sunday. Skies will gradually clear overnight and Monday, Oct. 28 will be most…

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by Joe Lombardi