So far this hurricane season, Hawaii has been repeatedly in the crosshairs, with two hurricanes (Lala and Lowell) already passing close to the Aloha State. Unfortunately, the trend looks to continue as the Pacific hurricane basin remains active.
First, a weak tropical disturbance (yellow x and yellow hatched area on the map below) near Hawaii could affect the state in the next few days.
According to the National Hurricane Center, "disorganized showers and thunderstorms located more than 500 miles to the southeast of the Hawaiian Islands are associated with a broad trough of low pressure. Some gradual development of this system is possible over the next few days while it moves generally northward and then meanders to the southeast of the Hawaiian Islands."
The National Weather Service in Honolulu does not see this system as a major threat to the islands, noting that it may bring increased humidity and showers by Tuesday, Sept. 15, or Wednesday, Sept. 16. The hurricane center is also giving the system only a 20% chance of developing into a tropical depression or storm.
Could Norbert affect Hawaii?
Attention also turns to Tropical Storm Norbert, which formed in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Sept. 10. Still more than 2,000 miles to the east of Hawaii, the forecast track for the storm shows it moving to the west over the next several days in the general direction of Hawaii.
Norbert is too far away from Hawaii to make any firm declarations about how it might impact the state, the weather service said.
"There is significant uncertainty regarding the future location and timing of east Pacific Tropical Storm Norbert, which may be near the islands late in the week," the weather service noted in an online forecast discussion from Sept. 11.
And could Odalys be next?
The hurricane center is also watching another area of disturbed weather in the eastern Pacific in the same general vicinity as Norbert (see the red x and the red hatched area on the top map).
According to the hurricane center, "showers and thunderstorms associated with a broad area of low pressure are located several hundred miles southwest of the southwestern coast of Mexico. Gradual development of this system is anticipated, and a tropical depression is likely to form late this weekend or early next week while it moves generally west-northwestward to westward over the central and western portions of the east Pacific."
The hurricane center puts the chances of the system forming within the next seven days at 80%.
If this storm gets a name, it would likely be Odalys (pronounced oh-DAL-ess), which is the next name on the eastern Pacific hurricane list of names for 2026.
Atlantic remains quiet
While the Pacific remains active, that isn't the case in the remarkably calm Atlantic basin, which is still waiting for its first hurricane of the 2026 season. Thanks mainly to the hurricane-snuffing effects of El Niño, "tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 7 days," the hurricane center said on Sept. 11.
Doyle Rice is a national correspondent for USA TODAY, with a focus on weather and climate.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Hurricane forecasters track multiple threats for Hawaii
