October 25, 2025 Saturday Weather Update
Hurricane Melissa is rapidly intensifying
October 2025 was the 7th-warmest October in the 131-year national record (1895–2025), at 57.0°F against a 1991–2020 normal of 54.5°F (+2.4°F).
October 2025 was the 56th-wettest October in the 131-year national record (1895–2025), at 2.3in against a 1991–2020 normal of 2.5in (-0.2in).
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.
Grim forecast shaping up for Hurricane Melissa — now in the midst of “rapid intensification” to possibly/likely Category 5.
Satellite imagery this evening shows -80°C to -90°C cloud tops wrapping around the inner-core and eyewall. We did not see an eye in the visible imagery today prior to the sun setting.
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