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2026 hurricane season forecasts: Slightly below average

Colorado State University's early forecast for the 2026 hurricane season predicts slightly below-average activity.
Waves roil outside Ocean Club during the passage of Hurricane Beryl. - Photo: Supplied

Forecasters increase hurricane projections

Colorado State University Tropical Meteorology Project has increased its forecast for the Atlantic hurricane season to 25 named storms, 12 hurricanes and six major hurricanes in what is expected to be an 'extremely active' season.
Hurricane Season 2024

Forecasters warn of ‘extremely active’ hurricane season

Forecasters at Colorado State University’s Tropical Meteorology Project are holding fast to their projection for an extremely active hurricane season with many as 23 named storms, with winds of 39 miles per hour or higher.

Forecasters call for below-average hurricane season

Initial predictions for the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season suggest the region will experience below-average storm activity.

Forecasters call for above-average 2022 hurricane season

In its initial preseason forecast for 2022, Colorado State University's Tropical Meteorology Project has predicted an above-average hurricane season.

Revised forecast calls for more storms during hurricane season

Forecasters at Colorado State University have increased the number of storms they expect to form during the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season.

Forecasters expect above-average 2021 hurricane season

Forecasters say this year's Atlantic hurricane season will be above average, with an expected 17 named storms, including eight hurricanes.

Storm names set for 2021

Storm names are set for what forecasters say could be an active Atlantic basin hurricane season in 2021.

Tropical wave south of Cayman expected to develop

A well-defined tropical wave located south of the Cayman Islands and Jamaica is likely to develop into a tropical depression.

Time for Greek alphabet: Subtropical Storms Alpha and Beta form

The Atlantic hurricane season ran through the year’s list of named storms on Friday and moved right into the back-up naming system using the Greek alphabet. As of late Friday morning, three tropical formations were active in the Atlantic: Hurricane Teddy, Tropical Storm Wilfred and Subtropical Storm Alpha.

Forecasters predict ‘extremely active’ season of 24 named storms

Colorado State University researchers have increased their forecast for the Atlantic Basin hurricane season, now predicting an "extremely active" period of two dozen named storms.

Hurricane forecast anticipates 15 more named storms

Atlantic hurricane forecasters are maintaining predictions for an above-average 2020 season.

Podcast: Forecasting the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season

June marks the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season, and forecasters are predicting an above average year.

Colorado State researchers keep eye on tropical weather

Located just north of Denver, Colorado, the community of Fort Collins shares little with the climate or geography of the Caribbean.

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