All is quiet in the tropics on Memorial Day − just days before the start of hurricane season.
According to the Monday, May 25, 2026, weather advisory from the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida, tropical cyclone activity was not expected during the next 7 days. The hurricane center resumed its tropics advisories May 15.
In 2025, no storms made landfall in the U.S. during hurricane season, but it was an active one.
Next month marks the beginning of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season.
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Atlantic hurricane season is from June 1 to Nov. 30 every year, with the most activity between August and October. Should a weather system develop into a tropical storm, the first system would be named Arthur, which tops the list of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season names (see below).
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Keep reading for information about tropical storm activity for Monday, May 25, 2026, or Memorial Day.
National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida, forecast on tropical activity: Is there a tropical storm or hurricane now?
According to the Monday, May 25, 2026, tropical outlook from the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida, there are no active systems churning in the open waters of the North Atlantic. The graphic above automatically updates with the most recent location for any or all disturbances.
The Atlantic basin consists of the northern Atlantic, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of America. NOAA changed its naming convention for the Gulf of Mexico after the U.S. Geological Survey changed the name on U.S. maps per President Trump’s order.
The Monday, May 25, tropical weather discussion from the National Hurricane Center states:
An eastern Atlantic tropical wave is moving westward around 15 knots. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms.
An eastern Caribbean tropical wave is southward across Venezuela, and moving westward at 15 to 20 knots. Scattered moderate to strong convection is evident over northern Venezuela.
The Gulf of America, formerly known as the Gulf of Mexico: A modest surface ridge runs southwestward from northern Florida to the central Gulf. Southerly flow associated with this feature is advecting abundant tropical moisture across the central and eastern Gulf. Meanwhile at the upper level, a pronounced trough is quasi-stationary across the western Gulf. Divergent winds east of this upper trough is coupling with the moisture to trigger scattered heavy showers and isolated strong thunderstorms over the central and northeastern Gulf, including the central Bay of Campeche. Isolated thunderstorms are also found at the east-central and southeastern Gulf. Gentle to moderate E to SE winds and 2- to 4-foot seas dominate the entire Gulf, except locally gusty winds and rough seas near heavy showers and thunderstorms.
In the Caribbean Sea: Convergent trade winds are triggering scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms from southwestern Cuba across the lee of Cuba to over southeastern Hispaniola. Otherwise, a robust trade-wind regime continues with strong to near-gale ENE to E trades and 9 to 11 foot seas at the south-central basin. Fresh to strong E winds and seas of 6 to 8 feet dominate the north-central and northeastern basin. Moderate to fresh ENE to E winds and seas at 4 to 6 foot are noted at the southeastern and part of the southwestern basin. Fresh E winds with 4 to 6 foot seas are evident at the Gulf of Honduras. Gentle to moderate NE to ESE winds and seas of 3 to 5 feet prevail for the rest of the Caribbean Sea.
In the Atlantic Ocean: A cold front curves southwestward from near the Azores, then turns northwestward. Scattered showers are occurring along either side of this boundary. Aided by modest divergent flow aloft, convergent trades are generating scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms near the Lesser Antilles.
Fresh to strong NE winds and 7 to 9 ft seas are present near and behind the aforementioned cold front. Fresh to strong E winds are noted, including the Great Bahama Bank. In this area, seas range from 6 to 9 feet. Moderate to locally fresh E to SE winds along with 4 t 6 foot seas are present, including the central and northwest Bahamas. To the east, a broad Atlantic Ridge is supporting light to gentle winds and seas at 3 to 5 feet north of the cold front. For the tropical Atlantic and the Lesser Antilles, moderate to fresh NE to E winds and 6 to 8 foot seas are seen. For the remainder of the Atlantic Basin, gentle to moderate E to SE winds and seas at 4 to 6 feet in mixed moderate swells prevail.
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What are the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season names? Did your name make the hurricane season names list?
Since 1953, the National Hurricane Center has released a list of names in alphabetical order for Atlantic tropical storms before each season begins, which it recycles every six years. It retires names of storms that are excessively deadly or costly, if it would be insensitive or inappropriate to use them again. These are the 2026 Atlantic tropical cyclone names:
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Contributing: Cheryl McCloud and Olivia Franklin, USA TODAY Network-Florida
This article originally appeared on Fort Myers News-Press: Tropics on Memorial Day are quiet. Florida preps for hurricane season
Reporting by Jennifer Sangalang, USA TODAY NETWORK – Florida / Fort Myers News-Press
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