Thanks to gusty Santa Lucia winds, California experienced clear skies and warm temperatures this last weekend. However, next weekend looks to be significantly more lively, as Northern California is set to be impacted by a bomb cyclone.

Forecasters say PTC Nine could intensify into a tropical storm over the weekend as it tracks through the Bahamas.

Post-Tropical Cyclone Jerry was causing rough seas far from land early Oct. 12 as National Hurricane Center forecasters shifted their focus to Invest 97L out in the Atlantic, and the nor'easter heading away from Florida toward many coastal states to the north.

Hurricane season annually keeps millions on their toes from August to November and while the climatological peak of hurricane season is beyond us at this point, residents living along the East and Gulf coasts of the U.

Tropical Storm Lorenzo forms in the Atlantic as hurricane season for Texas stays quiet, but models hint at a possible Caribbean system next week.

By Monday, as the high shifts east, a trough of low pressure will develop along the California coast. This will weaken the pressure gradient statewide, leading to gentle to moderate (8–18 mph), west to northwesterly onshore winds through Friday.

Priscilla has been losing punch but could still bring flash flooding to the southwestern U.S. over the weekend, forecasters say.