Weather & hazards

Hurricane seasons, rain and live storms

The weather that can change a trip: when each place's hurricane or rainy season runs, which months carry the most risk, the storms that hit before, and what is active right now.

Active storms right now

Every named tropical storm, hurricane and typhoon being tracked, mapped, with the places each one is near. Positions come from NOAA and the Joint Typhoon Warning Center.

Atlantic hurricane season: Caribbean, Mexico and the Bahamas

The Atlantic season runs from June 1 to November 30. It peaks on September 10, and most activity falls between mid-August and mid-October, according to the National Hurricane Center.

  • Caribbean · overview

    Caribbean hurricane season

    June 1 to November 30, peaking on September 10. Risky months and wettest month for each island we cover.

  • Mexico

    Cancun hurricane season

    September and October are the riskiest and wettest months. Past storms, rain by month and safer months.

  • Dominican Republic

    Punta Cana hurricane season

    September is riskiest: Georges, Jeanne and Fiona all hit then. Past storms and safer months.

Central Pacific hurricane season: Hawaii

Hawaii falls in the central Pacific season, which also runs from June 1 to November 30 and is tracked by the National Weather Service in Honolulu.

  • Hawaii · central Pacific

    Hawaii hurricane season

    June 1 to November 30. Iniki, Lane, and why the season is about storm risk rather than rain.

Rainy seasons and forecasts

Where the problem is rain, cold or snow rather than storms.

  • Indonesia

    Bali rainy season

    December to March, peaking in January, with November and April as shoulders. What still works in the rain.

  • United States

    Yellowstone weather

    A live forecast for Old Faithful, Mammoth, Canyon and the lake, plus monthly temperatures and snow.

Choosing when to go

Every destination we cover also has its own best and worst months to visit.

Sources

Every claim on this page is backed by an authoritative source. Atlas Ranger synthesizes data from multiple references so you can see exactly where each fact came from.

  1. NOAA National Hurricane Center: Tropical Cyclone ClimatologyUsed for: Atlantic season dates (June 1 to November 30) and the September 10 peak
  2. National Weather Service Honolulu: 2026 Central Pacific Hurricane OutlookUsed for: Central Pacific season dates (June 1 to November 30)