According to the latest update from the National Hurricane Center, Rafael — now a Category 2, with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph — is located about 180 miles west-northwest of Havana, Cuba, and is moving northwest at 9 mph. “A turn toward the ...

The hurricane is in rarified air for storms in November, but will be in much different shape as it approaches the US.

Forecasters predicted earlier this week that Rafael might douse the region with rain. Here’s why the forecast shifted.