Oct 6, 2024 Hurricane Milton Rapidly Intensifying
Milton forecast to become at least a strong Category 4 hurricane
October 2024 was the 2nd-warmest October in the 131-year national record (1895–2025), at 58.9°F against a 1991–2020 normal of 54.5°F (+4.4°F).
October 2024 was the 3rd-driest October in the 131-year national record (1895–2025), at 1.0in against a 1991–2020 normal of 2.5in (-1.5in).
NOAA/NCEI Climate at a Glance, contiguous United States. This is the observed record for the month, not a score of anything said in this piece — the forecast ledger begins 2026-08-17 and cannot reach earlier posts.
Hurricane Milton [14L] is rapidly intensifying over the very warm Bay of Campeche in the far SW Gulf of Mexico. All indications are for a Category 4 or 5 hurricane in the next 36-48 hours as Milton heads just north of the Yucatan Peninsula. The track turns more northeast until near the Florida coast west of Bradenton but south of Tampa Bay. A rightward turn coincides with a slow-down and rapid transition into an extratropical cyclone.
5 pm: Central Pressure is 983 mb w/maximum sustained winds of 75-knots (Category 1)
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