Hurricane Oscar Will Finally Move Away And Dissipate

news image
Top Stories
30 Oct 2018 4:24 PM
The Atlantic's eighth hurricane of the 2018 season is set to finally move off to the north and away from the central Atlantic Ocean. Oscar was rated as high as a Category 2 hurricane on Tuesday, but it had already started the process of weakening on Tuesday evening. Oscar is no direct threat to land, at least as a tropical system. It may pose a hazard to Europe as a non-tropical storm, though - we'll have more on that shortly. A ridge of high pressure that had kept Oscar sitting and spinning in the central Atlantic is breaking down, and a trough of low pressure is already beginning to steer Oscar away from its home of the last few days. Once Oscar moves north, it'll quickly run into significantly cooler sea surface temperatures that will help to end the storm. The storm will accelerate as it moves northeast. Hurricane Oscar Will Finally Move Away And Dissipate That said, parts of northern Europe could see a major wind and rain event from the remnants of Oscar as it moves there late this weekend and early next week. Iceland, Scotland and Norway could feel some of the impacts from Oscar's remnants. Oscar is the Atlantic basin's 15th named storm of the season and eighth hurricane, with both numbers well Hurricane Oscar Will Finally Move Away And Dissipateabove the full-season averages of roughly 11 tropical storms and six hurricanes. Stay with WeatherNation for the latest on the tropics through the rest of the season. For WeatherNation: Meteorologist Chris Bianchi
All Weather News
More
Utah, Colorado, and Nevada Snow Continues Through Monday AM

Utah, Colorado, and Nevada Snow Continues Through Monday AM

ABOVE: According to the Colorado Department o

4 Dec 2023 4:00 AM
Warmer Wave for Northwest Means More Rain

Warmer Wave for Northwest Means More Rain

The northwestern United States has been getti

4 Dec 2023 3:55 AM
Rain, Snow, and Some Storms in the Northeast

Rain, Snow, and Some Storms in the Northeast

ABOVE: Through tonight, the Storm Prediction

4 Dec 2023 3:30 AM
Great Lakes Low and Incoming Clipper Systems

Great Lakes Low and Incoming Clipper Systems

GREAT LAKES: Tonight, the precipitation is co

4 Dec 2023 3:00 AM
Southeast Front East by Monday

Southeast Front East by Monday

As far as rainfall goes, totals have toppled

3 Dec 2023 9:25 PM
Lake Effect Snow Wraps Up in New York

Lake Effect Snow Wraps Up in New York

Our first major lake effect snow event wraps

29 Nov 2023 5:15 PM
Holiday Travel: What You Can Expect

Holiday Travel: What You Can Expect

AAA expects 55 million Americans to travel 50

27 Nov 2023 3:15 AM