By St. Paul’s News Team
August 9 2026 | Regional
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is monitoring two tropical waves in the Atlantic, with forecasters indicating that both systems could see some development during the coming week.
As of 2 p.m. EDT on Saturday, August 8, a tropical wave located over the central tropical Atlantic had a near-zero chance of developing into a tropical cyclone within the next 48 hours. However, forecasters gave the system a 20 percent chance of formation over the next seven days.
The NHC said gradual development of the system is possible during the early to middle part of the coming week as it moves across the Atlantic.
A second tropical wave, located over the eastern and central tropical Atlantic, is also being closely monitored. While its chance of development over the next 48 hours remains near zero, its seven-day formation probability has increased to 30 percent.
Forecasters said some development of the second system could occur by the middle to latter part of next week.
Neither system is expected to develop immediately, but both are being monitored as they move across the tropical Atlantic during the heart of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season.
August typically marks a significant increase in tropical activity across the Atlantic, with the climatological peak of the hurricane season occurring in September.
Residents of Antigua and Barbuda and other countries across the Lesser Antilles are being encouraged to remain vigilant and continue monitoring official forecasts and updates from the Antigua and Barbuda Meteorological Service as the systems progress westward across the Atlantic.
The 2026 Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 through November 30.