Tropical Storm Dexter: Wednesday, Aug 6 update from the NHC on latest developments

Published Aug 6, 2025

Article first published: Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025, 4 a.m. ET

Article last updated: Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025, 4 p.m. ET

System type: Tropical storm

System name: Dexter

The National Hurricane Center’s 4 p.m. Wednesday advisory reported that Tropical Storm Dexter is in the Atlantic Ocean, 490 miles south-southwest of Cape Race Newfoundland. With maximum sustained winds of 50 mph, the system is moving to the east-northeast at 16 mph.

Dexter is expected to change into an extratropical cyclone.

Source: National Hurricane Center