Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather: Tropical Storm Fernand strengthens as major cooldown looms for millions
Top weather news for Monday, Aug. 25, 2025: Tropical Storm Fernand and Invest 99L are roaming the Atlantic Basin as we begin the final week of August. Meanwhile, more than 200 million Americans across the central and eastern U.S. will experience their first true taste of fall this week.
Weather in America: August 25, 2025
FOX Weather has you covered with the breaking forecasts and weather news headlines for your Weather in America on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. Get the latest from FOX Weather Meteorologist Haley Meier.
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Tropical Storm Fernand strengthens in Atlantic as Invest 99L sees dwindling development chances
Two systems are being monitored in the Atlantic Basin as we begin the final week of August: Tropical Storm Fernand and Invest 99L.
Fernand strengthened overnight, but is expected to start to weaken later on Monday night. Meanwhile, Invest 99L is moving into an unfavorable environment as it enters the Caribbean, and its development chances are dwindling.
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Fall-like cooldown incoming for over 200 million in central, eastern US this week
The FOX Forecast Center is tracking a pattern change being ushered in by a potent cold front charging southward out of Canada. More than 200 million Americans across the central and eastern U.S. will experience their first true taste of fall over the coming days.
Temperatures will range from 10-20 degrees below average for late August, and some places could even challenge record-cold high temperatures. In fact, Frost Advisories were even posted early Monday morning for northern Minnesota as low temperatures dipped well into the 30s.
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Monsoon rain to soak parched Southwest, but it won't be enough to erase extreme drought
After a nearly nonexistent start to the monsoon season in the parched Desert Southwest, flooding rain is expected to return to the region in the week ahead.
Widespread thunderstorms are expected to develop each afternoon through at least midweek. While flooding is a concern, the rainfall will be beneficial for many cities across the region, much of which is currently in severe to exceptional drought.
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Watch this: California hiker found after days without food, water
A massive search involving more than a dozen agencies in Northern California successfully located a missing hiker who spent a few days without food or water.
Video shared by the Placer County Sheriff’s Office showed the hiker being safely delivered back to a less remote area. According to the sheriff’s office, more than a dozen partner agencies contributed resources to the hiker's safe return.
Lost California hiker found after days without food, water
Placer County Sheriff's Office video shows the search and rescue of a hiker who was missing for several days. He was eventually found near the American riverbank by a dive team on his third day without food and water.
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