September 26, 2026 Big change from yesterday: there is now a Hurricane Watch — and it is NOT on Cabo. Polo came off his Category 5 high overnight. Friday afternoon, Hurricane Hunters still had him …
Hurricane Season Novela: Polo Just Got Meaner
September 25, 2026 Polo spent the last day getting meaner. Thursday afternoon, he was a Category 4 at 150 mph, wrapping up an eyewall replacement cycle. Hurricane Hunters flew him, the inner eyewall died, the …
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Hurricane Season Novela: Polo Is Still Moving… And Now We Know A Little More About Where He’s Going
Polo is still moving. After spending what seemed like an eternity barely going anywhere, Hurricane Polo is now moving west-northwest at about 10 mph. He is still a Category 4 major hurricane, with maximum sustained winds …
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🌴 Hurricane Season Novela: Polo Finally Moves… So What Does That Mean for Cabo?
Well. Polo finally moved. After spending an almost ridiculous amount of time practically sitting in place, Hurricane Polo is now moving northwest at about 5 mph. And while that is certainly preferable to having a …
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🌀 POLO UPDATE #2: Okay… THAT escalated.
Since this morning, Polo has gone from a hurricane to an extremely powerful Category 5, with maximum sustained winds of 180 mph and a central pressure of 892 mb. A NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft investigated Polo this afternoon and …
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🌪️ Hurricane Season Novela: Polo Goes From Cat 1 to Cat 5 in Less Than 24 Hours
September 22, 2026 Well. That escalated quickly. When we last checked in on the Eastern Pacific, Hurricane Polo was already intensifying rapidly. But the atmosphere apparently decided that “rapidly” wasn’t quite dramatic enough. Over the …
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🌪️ Monday Morning in the Eastern Pacific: Okay, Now We’re Watching Polo
September 21st, 2026 Yesterday’s forecast models were giving us plenty of material for the Cone of Concern™ aka the Cone of Uncertainty, but this morning the National Hurricane Center has given us something much more useful: …
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🌧️ The Pacific Has Entered Act III: Odalys Has a Name, 99E Is Waiting in the Wings, and Los Cabos Is Already Waterlogged
September 20th, 2026 If you have been wondering whether hurricane season is actually over because someone in a Facebook group said it ends in October, allow me to gently put that one back on the …
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Chubascos in Baja: Understanding Our Sudden Summer Storms
If you’ve spent any time in Baja California Sur during the summer, you’ve heard the word chubasco. A fisherman watching the horizon. A boater checking the sky. Someone looking at a dark cloud and saying, “There’s a …
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🌧️ LOS CABOS WEATHER ALERT: RAIN CONTINUES THROUGH TUESDAY
Saturday, September 5 – Tuesday, September 8, 2026 The Los Cabos Civil Protection Directorate is continuing to monitor conditions across the municipality, with the latest extended forecast from Mexico’s National Meteorological Service (SMN/CONAGUA) calling for several more days of …
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