For the latest information on Hurricane Humberto, visit the National Hurricane Center's website. 

Humberto, the eighth named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, was downgraded to a Category 4 storm on Sunday morning after quickly strengthening into a Category 5 hurricane on Saturday afternoon.

It is not expected to impact South Florida, meteorologists say.

Where is Humberto? 

As of late 5 a.m. Monday, Humberto's center was about 375 miles south-southwest of Bermuda. It was moving northwest at about 14 mph with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph — barely a Category 4 — according to the NHC. 

The center of Humberto is forecast to pass west and then north of Bermuda on Tuesday and Wednesday. Humberto is likely to bring dangerous surf to most of the U.S. East Coast and Bermuda. 

The swells will likely cause "life-threatening surf and rip current conditions," the Miami Hurricane Center warned.

Humberto becomes a hurricane

Hurricane Humberto showed rapid intensification and became a Category 5 storm at the 5 p.m. Saturday advisory from the National Hurricane Center. Humberto is now a Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.

Humberto, like the other two hurricanes of the season, rapidly intensified Saturday as it began a turn to the north, where Bermuda remained on alert.

The storm is due south of Bermuda and will make a turn to the north and eventually the northeast well before the Eastern U.S. or Canada. It is forecast to move north of Bermuda early this week and then increase speed moving into the North Atlantic. 

Tropical Storm Imelda forms in the Atlantic

Tropical Storm Imelda formed Sunday afternoon as recon flights detected stronger winds inside the storm.

As of 5 a.m. Monday, Imelda was bringing tropical storm conditions and heavy rain to the central and northwestern Bahamas, according to the NHC. The storm's center was about 60 miles south of Great Abaco Island in the Bahamas and 295 miles southeast of Cape Canaveral, Florida, with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph.  

Tropical Storm Imelda will continue to move north at around 8 mph, which will keep the storm's center well east of the area. Tropical storm warnings remain in effect for the Bahamas, with a tropical storm watch in effect for the waters off the coast.

Favorable conditions are expected early this week as Imelda moves north away from the Bahamas. Imelda is expected to become a hurricane on Tuesday with winds over 75 mph.

Even though the storm will be moving north away from us here in South Florida, wind gusts over 30 mph are possible, especially in northern Broward. The wind will be turning to the northwest, which will be blowing offshore.

Hazardous marine conditions are expected Monday through midweek. A Tropical Storm watch and a small craft advisory are in effect for the Atlantic waters. A small craft caution is in effect for the Keys waters due to choppy conditions.

There is also a dangerous high risk of rip currents for coastal Miami-Dade, coastal Broward, and coastal Palm Beach counties through late Wednesday night. It is not safe to go swimming in the ocean due to the rip currents and rough surf.

2025 Atlantic hurricane season

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, forecast an above-normal hurricane season this year, predicting there will be between 13 and 18 named storms. Five to nine of those are expected to become hurricanes. 

Erin was the first, and so far only, storm to become a hurricane this season. Erin didn't make landfall, but at its peak grew to a ferocious Category 5, and it caused strong winds, dangerous rip currents and flooding along parts of the East Coast.  

Historically, on average, hurricane and tropical storm activity peaks on Sept. 10, but this year has been quieter than expected when it comes to tropical systems in the Atlantic.