Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather: Watching tropical Atlantic and Gulf as peak hurricane season approaches
Top weather news for Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025: While a tropical disturbance is on the verge of becoming Tropical Depression Seven or Tropical Storm Gabrielle, the FOX Forecast Center is also paying close attention to the Gulf as the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season approaches on Sept. 10.
Weather in America: September 4, 2025
FOX Weather has you covered with the breaking forecasts and weather news headlines for your Weather in America on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. Get the latest from FOX Weather Meteorologist Britta Merwin.
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Conditions remain conducive for next tropical depression in Atlantic as peak hurricane season approaches
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is continuing to monitor a tropical disturbance that emerged off the coast of Africa last weekend, and forecasters are saying it will likely become Tropical Depression Seven or Tropical Storm Gabrielle later this week or over the weekend.
The disturbance is currently located in the eastern tropical Atlantic several hundred miles west-southwest of the Cabo Verde islands and is producing showers and thunderstorms that became somewhat better organized Thursday morning, according to the NHC. The disturbance is moving into an area where environmental conditions remain conducive for gradual development.
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Uncontrolled wildfire threatens historic California Gold Rush community, part of lightning-caused fire complex
Evacuations remain in place as firefighters try to get a better handle on a massive wildfire raging within a historic California Gold Rush community that forced residents to flee their homes and seek safety.
According to the latest information from CAL FIRE, the 6-5 Wildfire in Tuolumne County grew rapidly and remains extremely active with no containment. This fire is part of a larger wildfire complex that has scorched more than 13,000 acres, which firefighters said was caused by lightning strikes igniting dry forest.
![Chinese Camp School choked with smoke as 6-5 fire burns nearby.]()
Image 1 of 12Chinese Camp School choked with smoke as 6-5 fire burns nearby. (CAL Fire Tuolumne Unit/Facebook)
![Structures are seen burning as the 6-5 Wildfire rages in California on Sept. 2, 2025.]()
Image 2 of 12Structures are seen burning as the 6-5 Wildfire rages in California on Sept. 2, 2025. (Tuolumne County Office of Emergency Services/Facebook)
![An airplane is seen dropping fire retardant on the 6-5 Wildfire in California on Sept. 2, 2025.]()
Image 3 of 12An airplane is seen dropping fire retardant on the 6-5 Wildfire in California on Sept. 2, 2025. (Tuolumne County Office of Emergency Services/Facebook)
![The 6-5 Wildfire in California is seen raging on Sept. 2, 2025.]()
Image 4 of 12The 6-5 Wildfire in California is seen raging on Sept. 2, 2025. (Tuolumne County Office of Emergency Services/Facebook)
![This image shows the 6-5 Wildfire burning in California on Sept. 2, 2025.]()
Image 5 of 12This image shows the 6-5 Wildfire burning in California on Sept. 2, 2025. (Tuolumne County Office of Emergency Services/Facebook)
![This image shows the 2-7 Wildfire burning in Calaveras County, California, on Sept. 2, 2025.]()
Image 6 of 12This image shows the 2-7 Wildfire burning in Calaveras County, California, on Sept. 2, 2025. (KTXL)
![This image shows a helicopter being used to help extinguish the 2-7 Wildfire burning in Calaveras County, California, on Sept. 2, 2025.]()
Image 7 of 12This image shows a helicopter being used to help extinguish the 2-7 Wildfire burning in Calaveras County, California, on Sept. 2, 2025. (KTXL)
![This image shows a helicopter being used to help extinguish the 2-7 Wildfire burning in Calaveras County, California, on Sept. 2, 2025.]()
Image 8 of 12This image shows a helicopter being used to help extinguish the 2-7 Wildfire burning in Calaveras County, California, on Sept. 2, 2025. (KTXL)
![This image shows a structure that was destroyed by flames from the 2-7 Wildfire burning in Calaveras County, California, on Sept. 2, 2025.]()
Image 9 of 12This image shows a structure that was destroyed by flames from the 2-7 Wildfire burning in Calaveras County, California, on Sept. 2, 2025. (KTXL)
![This image shows vehicles that were destroyed by flames from the 2-7 Wildfire burning in Calaveras County, California, on Sept. 2, 2025.]()
Image 10 of 12This image shows vehicles that were destroyed by flames from the 2-7 Wildfire burning in Calaveras County, California, on Sept. 2, 2025. (KTXL)
![This image shows firefighters working to extinguish the 2-7 Wildfire in Calaveras County, California, on Sept. 2, 2025.]()
Image 11 of 12This image shows firefighters working to extinguish the 2-7 Wildfire in Calaveras County, California, on Sept. 2, 2025. ( )
![This image shows a helicopter being used to help extinguish the 2-7 Wildfire burning in Calaveras County, California, on Sept. 2, 2025.]()
Image 12 of 12This image shows a helicopter being used to help extinguish the 2-7 Wildfire burning in Calaveras County, California, on Sept. 2, 2025. (KTXL)
Gulf could creep back to life as peak of hurricane season fast approaches
While the Gulf has been relatively quiet so far this hurricane season, forecasts show that may be changing as the peak of the season approaches on Sept. 10.
In the latest long-range tropical outlook from NOAA's Climate Prediction Center, parts of the Gulf and the northern Caribbean Sea are highlighted for potential tropical development into mid-September. The FOX Forecast Center said sea-surface temperatures in the Gulf are above average in the mid- to upper 80s, which is highly supportive of tropical development.
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Watch this: 'Volnado' forms inside Hawaii's Kilauea volcano during recent eruptive episode
Something unusual was spotted swirling within the crater of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano during the most recent eruptive episode on Tuesday.
"We know you’ve heard of a volcano, but how about a volnado?" the U.S. Geological Survey joked in a post on X. It’s a good way to describe what was seen, however.
Watch: Swirling 'volnado' spotted inside Hawaii's Kilauea volcano
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) shared this video of a swirling cloud of smoke and ash, jokingly called a "volnado," forming inside Hawaii's Kilauea volcano on Sept. 2, 2025.
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