The Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather: California could see rare impacts from Hilary
Start your day with the latest weather news – California rarely sees impacts from a tropical storm or hurricane. It looks like Hilary could do just that in the coming days.
Tropical Storm Hilary takes aim at California with significant impacts possible
Tropical Storm Hilary is expected to become a hurricane soon off the southwestern coast of Mexico, and impacts from the storm are expected to begin across Southern California and the Southwest are expected by the end of the week and into next week.
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Tropical Storm Hilary takes aim at California, Southwest
It’s a very rare occasion when California comes into the conversation when talking about the tropics. That’s just what is happening this week with Tropical Storm Hilary. The forecast track as the system arriving in the Golden State by early next week. It’s forecast to become a hurricane and then weaken on approach. This likely means heavy rain for Southern California and the Southwest U.S., as well as some breezy conditions.
"Hilary has the potential to bring significant impacts to the Baja California Peninsula and portions of the southwestern United States this weekend and early next week, including after it becomes post-tropical," the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest advisory.
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Hilary is just one of several areas being tracked in the Pacific. Both Fernanda and Greg are spinning through open water.
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The Atlantic has some areas that forecasters are watching, as well. There’s one in the Gulf of Mexico and two more that are much farther away from the U.S.
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