Tropical Storm Dexter forms off the coast of North Carolina as tropics heat up, no threat for US

ByCruz A. Medina WTVD logo

Tuesday, August 5, 2025

NORTH CAROLINA (WTVD) -- Tropical Storm Dexter formed around 11pm (EDT) Monday over the western Atlantic Ocean, several hundred miles off the coast of North Carolina, according to the National Hurricane Center. However, it poses no threat to NC or the US.

Dexter's maximum sustained winds of 45 mph remain, and is moving to the ENE at 14 mph, away from the East Coast.

Some slight strengthening is forecast during the next couple of days. Dexter is likely to become post-tropical by Wednesday.

Dexter is the fourth named storm of the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season.

Tracking the Tropics

With the peak of the season arriving soon, we're already seeing more tropical activity.

Southeast Coast
A weak surface trough, currently located several hundred miles off the southeastern U.S. coast, is expected to develop into an area of low pressure within a day or so.

Central Tropical Atlantic
A tropical wave has moved off the west coast of Africa. Some gradual development of the wave is possible, and a tropical depression could form late this week while it moves generally west-northwestward across the central tropical Atlantic.

* Formation chance through 48 hours: Low (0%)
* Formation chance through 7 days: Medium (50%)