Hurricane experts from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said they are expecting an above normal Atlantic hurricane season. The agency said it is anticipating up 13 to 19 named storms, of which six to 10 could become hurricanes and three to five could ramp up into a major hurricane, a Category 3 storm or higher.

Atlantic hurricane season will likely experience above-average activity, the National Hurricane Center announced on Thursday.

But NOAA and other forecast services say that the 2025 season may not be as active last last year's. In line with earlier outlooks, NOAA officials say they expect another active Atlantic hurricane season — and insisted that the cuts by President Donald Trump‘s administration will not affect the quality of forecasting.

With the 2025 hurricane season starting June 1, NOAA forecasters announced their prediction for how many tropical storms and hurricanes to expect this year.

In a statement, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said NOAA has “never been more prepared for hurricane season,” pointing to “advanced weather models and cutting-edge hurricane tracking systems” that should provide Americans with real-time storm forecasts and warnings.

The National Hurricane Center is tracking a tropical wave in the eastern Atlantic. No tropical cyclone activity is expected during the next seven days. The majority of tropical cyclones develop ...

FOX 13 Meteorologist Dave Osterberg talks with Dr. Michael Brennan, director of the National Hurricane Center about the challenges predicting what will happen in the 2025 hurricane season.