Cyclone Rae (2025)
Cyclone Rae at peak intensity southeast of Fiji on 24 February | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 22 February 2025 |
| Dissipated | 26 February 2025 |
| Category 2 tropical cyclone | |
| 10-minute sustained (FMS) | |
| Highest winds | 110 km/h (70 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 975 hPa (mbar); 28.79 inHg |
| Category 2-equivalent tropical cyclone | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/JTWC) | |
| Highest winds | 165 km/h (105 mph) |
| Lowest pressure | 961 hPa (mbar); 28.38 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | None |
| Damage | Unknown |
| Areas affected | Fiji, Wallis and Futuna, Tonga |
| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 2024–25 South Pacific cyclone season | |
Tropical Cyclone Rae was a moderately strong tropical cyclone that impacted Fiji in February 2025. The second named storm of the 2024–25 South Pacific cyclone season, Rae originated from a low-pressure area that developed north of Fiji on 20 February. The disturbance moved slowly east-southeast over the next several days, organizing under favourable environmental conditions. It was designated as a tropical depression on 22 February as it turned southward. The system attained Category 1 strength on the next day and was assigned the name Rae. It then passed over the Lau Islands on 24 February, after which it attained a peak intensity as a high-end Category 2 cyclone. Shortly thereafter, unfavorable conditions caused Rae to steadily weaken, and the cyclone dissipated on 26 February.