NOAA released their official forecast for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season today, just a few days in advance of the official start of the season on June 1. As expected, it was fairly close to earlier seasonal predictions posted by Colorado State University and other groups. It shows that the number of named storms is expected to be above average but not quite as many as last year. Comparable numbers were predicted for hurricanes and major hurricanes. Of course, there is no forecast of where those storms might go or how many of them might stay out to sea instead of making landfall. You can read more about how their forecast was made, how to prepare for storms before the season starts, and what names are on the list for this year (the first one is Andrea). You can read the official NOAA release at https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/noaa-predicts-above-normal-2025-atlantic-hurricane-season and a related story at NBC News. I found it interesting to note that FEMA had almost no presence at the forecast release meeting, unlike previous years, according to a few friends who were watching. You can see a comparison of other groups’ forecasts at iWeatherNet.
