r/TropicalWeather is a subreddit with 160k members. The most common kinds of discussions are news and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses invest, tropical cyclone, hurricane, atlantic, and western pacific.
The intent of this subreddit is to provide a centralized location to discuss tropical cyclone, including their climatology, their development, their movement, and their impacts to life, property, and the environment. The moderator staff strives to minimize excessive speculation and fearmongering and to distribute and emphasize lifesaving information from official sources.
Popular Themes in r/TropicalWeather
#1
News
: "Every Category 4 and 5 Atlantic hurricane since 2020, all together, in one group photo"
18 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "A reminder that AI should not be relied on as a single source of truth"
2 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "I created a website that visualizes past Tropical Cyclone tracks – Cyclone Archive"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/TropicalWeather
#1
Invest
: "97L (Invest — Northern Atlantic) (Eastern Tropical Atlantic)"
89 posts
#2
Tropical Cyclone
: "I created a website that visualizes past Tropical Cyclone tracks – Cyclone Archive"
66 posts
#3
Hurricane
: "Jamaica Declares Deadly Leptospirosis Outbreak After Hurricane Melissa"
47 posts
#4
Atlantic
: "NOAA predicts below-normal 2026 Atlantic hurricane season"
32 posts
#5
Western Pacific
: "The NHC is monitoring an area of potential development over the east-central Pacific Ocean"
27 posts
#6
Hurricane Melissa
: "Hurricane Melissa has a Closed CDG Ring..."
27 posts
#7
Tropical Cyclones
: "118 years ago today, one of the rarest Tropical Cyclones ever documented struck the islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis – 1908 March hurricane"
24 posts
#8
Tropical
: "Tropical Tidbits: The 2026 Hurricane Season Begins"
23 posts
#9
Southern Pacific
: "The NHC released its Tropical Cyclone Report for Hurricane Melissa (21-31 October 2025) in the northern Atlantic"
23 posts
#10
Pacific
: "The NHC is monitoring an area of potential development over the east-central Pacific Ocean"
22 posts
Flair Used in r/TropicalWeather
#1
Satellite Imagery
: "Every Category 4 and 5 Atlantic hurricane since 2020, all together, in one group photo"
30 posts
#2
News
: "Senate Confirms ‘Sharpiegate’ Meteorologist to Lead NOAA | Neil Jacobs was found to have violated NOAA’s code of ethics after an investigation into an incident that centered on an altered hurricane forecast map in 2019."
14 posts
#3
Video | YouTube | National Hurricane Center
: "NHC Morning Update on Major Hurricane Melissa — Sunday, 26 October"
14 posts
#4
▲ Forecast Outlook | National Hurricane Center | 20% potential
: "The NHC is monitoring an area of potential development over the central tropical Atlantic"
12 posts
#5
Discussion
: "I get so tired of The Weather Channel doing this."
11 posts
#6
Video | YouTube | Tropical Tidbits (Dr. Levi Cowan)
: "Tropical Tidbits for Tuesday, 12 August: Tropical Storm Erin forms in the Eastern Atlantic"
8 posts
#7
▲ Forecast Outlook | National Hurricane Center | 10% potential
: "The NHC is monitoring an area of potential development over the Bay of Campeche"
7 posts
#8
Video
: "Happening now in Catanduanes, Philippines signal no.5 Super typhoon Uwan"
6 posts
#9
Historical Discussion
: "On this day 20 years ago hurricane Katrina made landfall near Buras-Triumph Louisiana as a category 3 hurricane and became the costliest hurricane in U.S history with $125 billion in damages."
6 posts
#10
Question
: "Whats going on here?"
5 posts
Member Growth in r/TropicalWeather
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+6k members(4.1%)
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Last updated: June 10, 2026