{"id":252561,"date":"2026-05-22T11:47:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T15:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/22\/noaa-predicts-below-normal-2026-atlantic-hurricane-season\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T12:00:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T16:00:19","slug":"noaa-predicts-below-normal-2026-atlantic-hurricane-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/22\/noaa-predicts-below-normal-2026-atlantic-hurricane-season\/","title":{"rendered":"NOAA Predicts Below-Normal 2026 Atlantic Hurricane Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oceannews.com\/news\/science-technology\/noaa-predicts-below-normal-2026-atlantic-hurricane-season\/\">NOAA Predicts Below-Normal 2026 Atlantic Hurricane Season<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oceannews.com\/news\/science-technology\/noaa-predicts-below-normal-2026-atlantic-hurricane-season\/\">https:\/\/oceannews.com\/news\/science-technology\/noaa-predicts-below-normal-2026-atlantic-hurricane-season\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-05-22 11:47:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"oceannews.com\">oceannews.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The agency is forecasting a total of 8\u201314 named storms (winds of 39 mph or higher). Of those,\u00a03\u20136 are forecast to become hurricanes (winds of 74 mph or higher), including 1\u20133 major hurricanes (category 3, 4, or 5 with winds of 111 mph or higher). NOAA has a 70% confidence in these ranges. An average season has 14 named storms with seven hurricanes, including three major hurricanes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the most advanced forecast modeling and hurricane tracking technologies, NOAA and the National Weather Service are prepared to deliver real-time storm forecasts and warnings,\u201d said Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. \u201cOur experts are integrating cutting-edge tools to ensure communities in the path of storms receive the earliest, most accurate information possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNOAA\u2019s rapid integration of advanced technology, including AI-based weather models, drones, and next-generation satellite data will deliver actionable science to safeguard the lives and livelihoods of the American people,\u201d said NOAA Administrator Neil Jacobs, Ph.D. \u201cThese new capabilities, combined with the unmatched expertise of our National Weather Service forecasters, will produce the most accurate forecasts possible to protect communities in harm\u2019s way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A summary infographic showing hurricane season probability and numbers of named storms predicted from NOAA\u2019s 2026 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook. (Image credit: NOAA)<\/p>\n<h4>Key Factors Driving NOAA\u2019s Forecast<\/h4>\n<p>The Atlantic season is expected to be below-normal due to competing factors. El Ni\u00f1o is expected to develop and intensify during the hurricane season, while ocean temperatures in the Atlantic are expected to be slightly warmer than normal, and trade winds are likely weaker than average. El Ni\u00f1o conditions tend to support less tropical storms and hurricanes, while warmer ocean temperatures and low winds support a more active year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlthough El Ni\u00f1o\u2019s impact in the Atlantic Basin can often suppress hurricane development,&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oceannews.com\/news\/science-technology\/noaa-predicts-below-normal-2026-atlantic-hurricane-season\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NOAA Predicts Below-Normal 2026 Atlantic Hurricane Season https:\/\/oceannews.com\/news\/science-technology\/noaa-predicts-below-normal-2026-atlantic-hurricane-season\/ Publish Date: 2026-05-22 11:47:00 Source Domain: oceannews.com&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":252562,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/oceannews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Image1_20250820_erin-coast-hires.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-252561","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252561"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=252561"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252561\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":252563,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252561\/revisions\/252563"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/252562"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=252561"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=252561"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=252561"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}