Well… Rachel finally ran out of road. But before we close her chapter, we need to remember just how strange this storm’s journey actually was. 🌴 RACHEL: FROM BAJA SUR TO THE SOUTHWEST Rachel spent several …
Hurricane Season Novela: Simon Is a Category 4, Rachel Is in a Hurry, and Cabo Is Fine-ish
Good morning! Saturday’s tropical lineup is giving us plenty to look at, so let’s get a little weather-nerdy and separate what is happening, what could happen, and what actually matters for Los Cabos. 🌀 SIMON: VERY …
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Hurricane Season Novela: Friday Has Three Storms and Zero Chill
Friday, October 9, 2026 Well. Friday brought new material. 🤦♀️ We now have three named storms making very different headlines, and because apparently one hurricane at a time was too easy, let’s sort out who is doing …
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🌀 Hurricane Season Novela: Simon Has Entered the Chat
Well, hello, Simon. Rachel may still be wandering around the Eastern Pacific, but today the new guy gets top billing — because Simon is getting serious, fast. As of Thursday afternoon, Simon is a 65-mph tropical storm about 245 …
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Hurricane Season Novela: Rachel Was Rude on the Way Out. Simon Just Arrived.
We took the weekend off. Apparently, the Eastern Pacific did not. Rachel has finally left the neighborhood. She is now about 800 miles west of the southern tip of Baja California, still a hurricane, and finally …
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Hurricane Season Novela: Rachel Tried On Category 3. She Put It Back.
Friday morning, and Rachel is still in the hallway. She is just a little farther down it than she was yesterday. After finally looking like a hurricane on purpose Thursday, she spent the afternoon getting …
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Hurricane Season Novela: Rachel Got Dressed. She Is Still Not Coming In.
Thursday morning/afternoon, and Rachel finally looks like a hurricane on purpose. After spending days looking like she couldn’t decide what she wanted to be when she grew up, Hurricane Rachel has finally pulled herself together. 8 …
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Hurricane Season Novela: Polo Left. Rachel Showed Up in a Better Outfit.
The final chapter of September is here—and somehow the Pacific still isn’t done with us. If you skipped a day, here’s the plot: Polo left the building. Rachel took the stage. Cabo is still watching …
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Hurricane Season Novela: Two Pacific Storms. Two Sets of Warnings. Cabo Is Watching Both.
Polo is the emergency. Rachel is the next chapter. Mexico’s Pacific coast has official tropical cyclone watches and warnings associated with two different Eastern Pacific systems at the same time. That is uncommon enough to stop …
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Hurricane Season Novela: The Warning Is Up. It Still Is Not Cabo.
Polo dropped a category and picked up warnings. As of the National Hurricane Center’s 11 AM MST Intermediate Advisory 28 Sunday, Hurricane Polo is a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 125 mph and a minimum pressure of 950 …
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