Hurricane Vance offshore Mexico; Storm Boelo hits UK: Weather briefing for October 24, 2026

Hurricane Vance held at 110 mph south-southwest of Acapulco early Saturday, while Storm Boelo brought damaging winds and heavy rain into parts of the United Kingdom. In the United States, forecasters flagged severe thunderstorms from New Mexico into west Texas and a separate heavy-rain threat in South Florida through tonight.

Past 24 Hours

Storm Boelo reached the United Kingdom with strong winds and heavy rain on Saturday. The Met Office issued amber wind warnings for Scotland and parts of Northern Ireland and northern England, and said damaging winds were possible as the storm moved east through the day and into tonight.

In the U.S., wildfire activity stayed comparatively limited at the national scale. The National Interagency Fire Center reported 10 large fires being suppressed nationwide and 408,431 acres burning in large fires in its latest update Friday morning, with the national preparedness level at PL 1.

What's Happening Now

Hurricane Vance remains the top tropical threat. At 3 a.m. CST, the National Hurricane Center placed the storm near 12.4 north and 102.8 west, about 365 miles south-southwest of Acapulco and 465 miles south-southeast of Manzanillo. Vance was moving north-northwest at 7 mph with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph and a minimum central pressure of 965 mb. No coastal watches or warnings were in effect, but the center said swells from Vance would affect southern and southwestern Mexico this weekend and continue into next week, bringing life-threatening surf and rip current conditions.

Across the southern Plains, the Storm Prediction Center said a slight risk of severe thunderstorms covered parts of New Mexico and west Texas today. The main hazards are large hail, severe wind gusts and an isolated tornado. Forecasters said the better chance for stronger storms would develop later in the day across south-central New Mexico into far west Texas, where instability could support supercells before storms grow into clusters during the evening.

Heavy rain is also in focus farther east. The National Weather Service highlighted South Florida for heavy rainfall this weekend, and the Weather Prediction Center placed parts of southeastern Florida under a slight risk of excessive rainfall on Sunday. Localized flash flooding is possible in urban areas, roads, small streams and low-lying spots if repeated downpours set up.

Air quality concerns continue in parts of the U.S. AirNow posted a system alert for wildfire smoke in multiple states and directed people to its Fire and Smoke Map for local conditions.

Western Alaska also remains under pressure from a Bering Sea storm. The National Weather Service headline said the storm was bringing heavy precipitation, strong winds and minor to major coastal flooding through the weekend across western Alaska.

Outlook Through Tonight

Vance is expected to continue north-northwest through the weekend. The National Hurricane Center said some fluctuations in intensity are possible today, followed by gradual weakening beginning tonight and continuing Sunday. Even without coastal warnings, the storm will keep sending hazardous surf toward southern and southwestern Mexico.

Storm Boelo will push east across the UK tonight. The Met Office said much of the rain should clear the southeast overnight, though heavy showers will continue in the north and many areas will stay windy, with gales persisting farther north before easing Sunday.

In the U.S., severe storms should expand in coverage from southern New Mexico into west Texas by evening before weakening farther east overnight. South Florida will remain at risk for heavy rain into tonight, while western Alaska continues to deal with a Bering Sea storm that the National Weather Service said was bringing heavy precipitation, strong winds and minor to major coastal flooding through the weekend.