Hurricane Kiko was tracking to the north of the Hawaiian islands, diminishing the threat of strong winds and widespread rain, the National Weather Service said Saturday. Kiko was about 1,000 miles (1,

A hurricane is making its way through the Pacific, bringing much needed rain to the drought-afflicted Southwest.

The National Hurricane Center on Saturday continued to track an Atlantic system moving toward the Caribbean, but now only forecasts a low chance it could form into the season’s next tropical

Hurricane forecasters are intently watching a distant system that has divided models on its potential strength and path.

Hurricane Kiko and Tropical Storm Lorena, the latter of which was downgraded from a hurricane on Thursday, are two separate weather systems simultaneously moving through the Pacific Ocean, though in different directions.

The National Hurricane Center on Friday continued to keep track of system moving across the Atlantic toward the Caribbean that could become the season’s next tropical depression or storm.

It’s the beginning of September, and we have entered peak hurricane season. Sea-surface temperatures reach their highestduring the month, spawning four to five named storms on average, of which two typically evolve into hurricanes.

MIAMI — Hurricane Lorena is weakening and was expected to revert back to a tropical storm Thursday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said, adding there’s still a risk of life-threatening flash floods and mudslides for parts of Mexico’s west coast.