There has not been a named storm so far in 2025 in the Atlantic. Hurricane watchers think the next week will be quiet as well. The eastern Pacific, on the flip side, has had three named storms so far, including one hurricane. The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season lasts until Nov. 30.

This hurricane season also features the potential for a northward shift of the West African monsoon, producing tropical waves that seed some of the strongest and most long-live

A scary-looking weather forecast showing a hurricane hitting the Gulf Coast in the second half of June swirled around social media this week—but don’t panic. It’s this season’s first “ghost hurricane.

There is a greater than 50 percent chance that at least one major hurricane will make landfall in the U.S. this year.

"Showers and thunderstorms located over the Florida peninsula, the southeastern U.S. coast, the northwestern Bahamas, and the adjacent Atlantic and Gulf waters are associated with a broad trough of low pressure," the National Hurricane Center said.

Atlantic hurricane season is predicted to be an active one with above average named storms, and Houston-Galveston residents are advised to check their evacuation zone and know their route

Colorado State University forecasters have updated their predictions, standing firm on their forecast for an above-normal hurricane season.

Colorado State University’s forecast for above average activity this season remains unchanged in its regular June update. The report, issued June 11, maintains the university’s prediction first made in April for 17 named storms and nine hurricanes. Of the nine hurricanes, four are forecast to become major hurricanes of Category 3 or higher.

Saildrone data as NOAA pauses use of ocean drones that provide critical air-sea interface measurements for storm prediction.