Hurricane Melissa, 26 October 2025, Coperncius Sentinel-3

Image of the week: Hurricane Melissa

 

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Hurricane Melissa, 26 October 2025, Coperncius Sentinel-3
Hurricane Melissa, 26 October 2025, Coperncius Sentinel-3

This week’s image is of Hurricane Melissa. The image was captured on 26 October by one of the Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellites.

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27 October 2025

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27 October 2025

Hurricane Melissa is a category 5 hurricane (27/10/25) with maximum sustained wind speeds of 160mph (260kmh), and forecasters have warned it could strengthen further. 

The hurricane is moving slowly at 3mph (6kmh) and is forecast to pass over Jamaica and southeastern Cuba, bringing extreme winds and rainfall, storm surges, and catastrophic flooding.

It is the third category 5 hurricane of this year’s Atlantic hurricane season.

Hurricane Melissa, 26 October 2025, Coperncius Sentinel-3

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The main image was captured by the OLCI instrument onboard one of the Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellites on 26 October 2025.

EUMETSAT operates the Sentinel-3 satellites, in cooperation with ESA, and delivers the marine and atmospheric data on behalf of the European Union. 

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Hurricane Melissa, 26 October 2025, Coperncius Sentinel-3

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