Tropical storm factory: Atlantic churning away

The Atlantic is ramping up as it nears its statistical peak of hurricane season.

Multiple systems are currently churning away in the Atlantic, with a total of four named storms and one potential storm in the coming days (a current disturbance): Idalia, Franklin, Gert and José.

Idalia, now a Post-Tropical Cyclone, passed over to the Atlantic, after leaving behind a trail of damage and floods as it slammed into Florida's Big Bend on August 30th 2023.

Thousands are still without power and clean-up efforts are underway now that the sunshine is returning to uncover the damages.

Hurricane Franklin brought dangerous currents and conditions to the East Coast of the US, with flooding across parts of Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Bermuda.

The soon to be Post-Tropical Cyclone may then track towards the UK and Ireland too, where it could affect our weather heading into the first week of September as it drives in energy and warmth.

Gert is expected to continue weakening, while José will remain over the open sea of the central Atlantic without affecting land and will not have a very long life. The system is also expected to be absorbed by Franklin in the coming days.

A robust tropical wave is located near the Cape Verde Islands. This could see the next storm that is named. Fortunately, this disturbance, even when it strengthens, will not be threatening the Americas, staying over the open Atlantic.

It seems that in the coming days, weather models indicate the Atlantic will continue churning out tropical systems as it ramps up towards its statistical peak, on September 10th.