On Thursday morning, NOAA will step to the podium at its Aircraft Operations Center in Lakeland, Florida, and put official numbers on what private and academic forecasters have been saying for weeks: the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season is shaping up to be quieter than anything the basin has seen in several years,

Colorado State University researchers on Thursday projected a “somewhat below-normal” Atlantic hurricane season. The school’s forecast models predict 13 named storms, instead of 14 to 15 in an average year, six hurricanes instead of seven, and two ...

Fewer storms than usual may develop during the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, researchers say, as climate patterns seem poised to favor slightly below-average activity compared with a typical year. That prediction anchors the latest annual hurricane ...

Fewer storms than usual may develop during the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, researchers say, as climate patterns seem poised to favor slightly below-average activity compared with a typical year. That prediction anchors the latest annual hurricane ...

Recent research suggests climate change could supercharge swings between quiet years and hyperactive seasons packed with dangerous storms.

A landmark weather forecast is now pointing to near certainty that a record-breaking El Niño will develop this year, raising significant questions about the upcoming hurricane season and weather patterns across the United States. The European Centre for ...