A developing El Niño will be one of the biggest forces shaping the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, and is one reason the number of storms could be near to below historical averages. Still, hurricane ...

Hurricane researchers at Colorado State University (CSU) – the group that pioneered seasonal hurricane predictions in the 1980s – issued their first outlook of 2026 Thursday morning, predicting ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Even though El Niño happens halfway around the world in the Pacific Ocean, it has far-reaching effects on Atlantic hurricane activity. El Niño occurs when water along the equator ...

When the WRAL Severe Weather Team makes predictions for the upcoming tropical season, several key atmospheric and oceanic factors come into play. Two of the most important are sea surface temperatures ...

Spring is finally in full bloom, but some weather forecasters are already fast-forwarding a few months to hurricane season. The Atlantic season spans from June through November, and because of a ...