Timeline of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season

Timeline of the
2025 Atlantic hurricane season
Season summary map
Season boundaries
First system formedJune 23, 2025
Last system dissipatedOctober 31, 2025
Strongest system
NameMelissa
Maximum winds185 mph (295 km/h)
Lowest pressure892 mbar (hPa; 26.34 inHg)
Longest lasting system
NameErin
Duration10.75 days
Storm articles

The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season was a near-average season in the Atlantic Ocean in the Northern Hemisphere. The season officially began on June 1, and ended on November 30. These dates, adopted by convention, historically describe the period in each year when most subtropical or tropical cyclogenesis occurs in the Atlantic Ocean (over 97%).[1] No subtropical or tropical development occurred in the Atlantic prior to the start of the season, as the first system, Tropical Storm Andrea, did not form until June 23. Overall, 13 named storms formed; 5 of those became hurricanes, of which 4 strengthened into major hurricanes.[nb 1] The season featured three Category 5 hurricanes, the highest rank on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Among the three was Hurricane Melissa, the final storm of the season, which dissipated on October 31.

This timeline documents tropical cyclone formations, strengthening, weakening, landfalls, extratropical transitions, and dissipations during the season. It includes information that was not released throughout the season, meaning that data from post-storm reviews by the National Hurricane Center, such as a storm that was not initially warned upon, has been included.

By convention, meteorologists use one time zone when issuing forecasts and making observations: Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), and also use the 24-hour clock (where 00:00 = midnight UTC).[3] The National Hurricane Center uses both UTC and the time zone where the center of the tropical cyclone is currently located. The time zones utilized (east to west) are: Greenwich, Cape Verde, Atlantic, Eastern, and Central.[4] In this timeline, all information is listed by UTC first, with the respective regional time zone included in parentheses. Additionally, figures for maximum sustained winds and position estimates are rounded to the nearest 5 units (knots, miles, or kilometers), following National Hurricane Center practice. Direct wind observations are rounded to the nearest whole number. Atmospheric pressures are listed to the nearest millibar and nearest hundredth of an inch of mercury.

Timeline of events

June

June 1

  • The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season officially begins.[1]

June 23

June 24

June 28

June 29

June 30

July

July 4

July 5

July 6

July 7

August

August 3

August 6

August 7

August 11

August 15

August 16

August 17

August 18

August 19

August 22

August 23

August 25

August 27

September

September 17

September 21

September 22

September 23

September 24

September 25

September 26

September 27

September 28

September 30

October

October 1

October 2

October 7

October 8

October 9

October 11

October 13

October 14

October 15

October 21

October 25

October 26

October 27

October 28

October 29

October 31

November

  • No tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin during the month of November.

November 30

  • The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season officially ends.[1]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Hurricanes reaching Category 3 and higher—1-minute sustained winds higher than 110 miles per hour (178 km/h)—on the Saffir–Simpson scale are described as major hurricanes.[2]
  2. ^ Due to the threat the developing system posed to the Bahamas, the National Hurricane Center initiated advisories on it, designating it Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine at 21:00 UTC (5:00 p.m. EDT) on September 26.[33]

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