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There are currently two category 4 hurricanes and one category 1 hurricane in the Pacific at the same time. Meanwhile, the Atlantic has been devoid of hurricanes so far this season, making it only the 8th year in the satellite era (about 1960 to present) to go into September without a hurricane, and forecast activity remains quiet for the next seven days at least. This means there’s a chance the current record for the latest Atlantic hurricane formation – 11 September in both 2002 and 2013 – will be broken.

Category 1 Hurricane Marie, category 3 Hurricane Karina, and category 4 Hurricane Lowell are spinning around in the Pacific. The National Hurricane Centre says there is too much uncertainty around Lowell to determine potential impacts on Hawaii; whereas Marie and Karina are not currently expected to have any impacts and should stay in open waters. On average, there are only eight Pacific hurricanes per year according to the NHC, so to have three at the same time is very unusual. This isn’t the first time this has happened, though. Back in 2015, there were also three hurricanes in the Pacific simultaneously, but all three were category 4 strength.

Tropical Storm Edouard made landfall in Louisiana at 11.25 UTC (12.25 BST) on 1 September, bringing strong gusts, heavy rain and flooding. These impacts were mostly felt in south-west Louisiana and south-east Texas, the highest wind gust being 69 mph at the Beaumont/Port Arthur airport. There was disruption such as power outages and school closures as a result. Flash flooding continues to be a risk across east-central Texas this week.

But meanwhile, parts of Texas have been under an extreme heat warning this week. Heat index values – a measure of what the temperature feels like to the body when humidity is combined with air temperature – is reaching up to 46C (114.8F) for the southern tip of the state. The National Weather Service has highlighted heat-related illnesses as the main potential effect.

Parts of Europe have just come to the end of their warmest summer on record. Countries such as the UK, France and Belgium have broken their mean temperature records by large margins. France exceeded its previous record by 0.8C, previously set in 2003; while the UK exceeded its previous record by 0.4C, set in 2025. Not all data has been released yet, but it is almost certain that more countries will follow.