El Niño to the rescue?

Colorado State University has lowered its forecast for the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season again, now calling for well below-normal activity, as a strengthening El Niño is expected to help suppress tropical development across the Atlantic basin.

(CNN) — Time is ticking down to the June 1 start of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s first forecast for it is finalized. Overall, NOAA says this season has a 55% chance of being a below ...

Forecasters aren’t sure what the future holds. In April, an influential hurricane forecast brought a mixed bag of news.