Tropical Storm Dexter: Thursday, Aug 7 update from the NHC on latest developments

Published Aug 7, 2025

Article first published: Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025, 4 a.m. ET

System type: Tropical storm

System name: Dexter

As per the National Hurricane Center’s 4 a.m. Thursday update, Tropical Storm Dexter is in the Atlantic Ocean, 425 miles south of Cape Race Newfoundland. The system, with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph, is moving to the east-northeast at 18 mph.

Dexter is forecast to change into an extratropical storm.

Source: National Hurricane Center