Extended Range Forecast Signals Near-Normal North Atlantic Hurricane Activity in 2026

3D Render of a Topographic Map of the US East Coast and the Gulf of St. Lawrence with the clouds from September 24, 2022. Category 4 Major Hurricane Fiona over Nova Scotia, Canada. All source data is in the public domain. Cloud texture: Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS) courtesy of NASA, GOES data courtesy of NOAA. https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/eosdis/science-system-description/eosdis-components/gibs Color texture: Made with Natural Earth. http://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads/10m-raster-data/10m-cross-blend-hypso/ Relief texture: GMTED 2010 data courtesy of USGS. URL of source image: https://topotools.cr.usgs.gov/gmted_viewer/viewer.htm Water texture: SRTM Water Body SWDB: https://dds.cr.usgs.gov/srtm/version2_1/SWBD/

The forecast covers the official Atlantic hurricane season from June 1 through Nov. 30, 2026, and incorporates climate data available through the end of November 2025.