After briefly strengthening to a Category 1 hurricane on Saturday, Don continues to weaken as it heads over the colder waters of the northern Atlantic Ocean. While it still remains a tropical storm, Don’s time in the spotlight will soon come to an end.
Don became the first hurricane in the Atlantic basin for a short time on July 22, but weakened back into a tropical storm again roughly 12 hours later. Don remains a tropical storm, but continues to weaken, producing maximum sustained winds of 45 mph.
Located less than 500 miles east of Newfoundland, it will continue to head toward the east-northeast.
Even though it is still hanging on to its tropical characteristics, Don is forecast to become post-tropical before dissipating later on Monday.
During that time, Don will not impact land.
Don formed on Friday, July 14, becoming the fourth named storm of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season. After spending its first days as a subtropical storm, Don became fully tropical the following Monday.
Check here for a look at the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season so far.
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