Colorado State University (CSU) predicts the 2026 Atlantic basin hurricane season will have "somewhat below-normal activity," according to their annual forecast released Thursday morning.
CSU forecasts 13 named storms, six hurricanes, and two major hurricanes for the upcoming 2026 hurricane season.
Read CSU’s full 2026 hurricane season forecast here.
In 2025, the forecast predicted 17 named storms, nine hurricanes, and four major hurricanes. The 2025 season ended with 13 named storms, five hurricanes, and four major hurricanes.
CSU said real-time estimates of global tropical cyclone activity are calculated from the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research’s archived b-decks.
Saudi flight from Tampa, secret FBI probe reveal possible Saudi support network for 9/11 hijackers
Twenty years after the Sept. 11 attacks, more than 80,000 records compiled by the Tampa FBI Field Office remain classified. Newly declassified documents are pointing to a possible secret Saudi support network for the hijackers. Soon after the attacks, the FBI uncovered that 15 of the 19 hijackers were from Saudi Arabia.
