Tropical Storm Fernand has formed in the Atlantic just days after Hurricane Erin. Fortunately, Fernand poses no threat to the U.S., Caribbean and possibly any other land areas over the next few days.
Where Is Fernand?
Fernand — pronounced fair-NAHN — became the sixth storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season late Saturday afternoon after a Hurricane Hunter mission found a closed low-pressure circulation with thunderstorms.
It's located several hundred miles southeast of Bermuda and is moving north-northeast.
Where Is It Headed?
As the forecast path map above shows, Fernand is expected to curl northeast the next several days.
This path should keep the tropical storm well east of Bermuda, and eventually to the southeast of Newfoundland, Canada, when it will become a non-tropical low over the north Atlantic.
Fernand is no threat to the U.S. and is well east of the track Erin took last week.
Could It Become A Hurricane?
Fernand is forecast to gain some strength through Monday with warm water and a lack of shearing winds, but may have to battle with drier air.
While we can't rule it out, its chance of becoming the season's second hurricane appears low.
Not The Only Area Of Interest
There is a tropical wave moving westward in the central tropical Atlantic several hundred miles east of the Lesser Antilles, which has been tagged Invest 99L by the National Hurricane Center.
According to the NHC, this system has some modest chance of development over the next day or so, but then may encounter less favorable conditions in the central Caribbean Sea after that.
Regardless, showers and gusty winds could sweep into the Windward Islands later Sunday into Monday.
Caitlin Kaiser graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology with both an undergraduate and graduate degree in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences before starting her career as a digital meteorologist with weather.com.
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