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The Weather Channel on MSNErin Upgraded To A Rare Category 5 Hurricane; Heavy Rain Threat In Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
Erin, the first hurricane of the season, is now a powerful Category 5 hurricane. Here's where it could head in the week ahead.
Erin, the first hurricane of the season, is now forecast to become a Category 4 by Sunday. Here's where it could head in the week ahead.
Hurricane Erin became the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season on Friday, with sustained winds of 75 mph as it moves toward the Leeward Islands.
The National Hurricane Center expects Hurricane Erin to pass just north of the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico this weekend, bringing the potential for flooding, hazardous seas, and tropical storm-force wind gusts as outer rainbands sweep across the region.
Puerto Rico (San Juan): Variably cloudy skies with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms Friday. Highs near 91°F with east winds at 10–15 mph. Conditions will worsen over the weekend, with 90% rain chances on Sunday and breezy south-southwest winds up to 20 mph as Erin passes north.