After briefly strengthening to a Category 1 hurricane on Saturday, Don is back to being a tropical storm. It will continue to weaken as it heads into the northern Atlantic early this week. It’s the first hurricane of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season.
Don became the first hurricane in the Atlantic basin for a short time on July 22, but has since weakened back into a tropical storm again roughly 12 hours later. It is now is producing maximum sustained wind speeds of 65 mph winds.
Located about 350 miles southeast of Newfoundland, it will continue to pivot towards the northeast on Sunday before taking on an east-northeast trajectory on Monday.
Don is forecast to weaken as it moves over the colder waters of the northern Atlantic over the next day or so.
While Don is still holding on to its tropical characteristics, it will likely become a post-tropical cyclone by Sunday night or Monday morning.
Regardless, Don will not impact the U.S.
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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