A Gulf disturbance could bring days of heavy rain and flooding to Florida and the Southeast as the Atlantic season stirs.

El Niño is expected to lessen the number of storms this season, one has already hit parts of Texas. Last week, on June 16 and 17, tropical storm Arthur brought wind gusts of 60 miles per hour to some areas of Texas,

Colorado State University researchers have lowered their 2026 Atlantic hurricane season forecast for a second time, now projecting nine named storms, four hurricanes and one major hurricane as confidence grows that a strong or very strong El Niño will suppress activity during the season’s peak.

Atlantic Niña is a relatively rare cooling of sea-surface temperatures in the Atlantic Ocean.

Will it rain today? Atlantic hurricane season is June 1 to Nov. 30, 2026, with most tropical storm activity between August and October in Florida.

The National Hurricane Center added two areas to watch to its tropical outlook map on Wednesday — one that we discussed in Wednesday morning’s newsletter over the northeastern Gulf to off the southeast U.

The eastern Pacific hurricane season could spin up a fourth storm, while things seem quiet in the Atlantic. Could that change? Some forecasts say yes.

Atlantic hurricane season is off to a quiet start and it’s probably time to start pointing fingers at El Niño.

Forecasters say Arthur could generate life-threatening flash floods along the northern Gulf Coast. But it is not expected to strengthen further.

The Atlantic hurricane season is shut down until further notice,” one meteorologist posted on social media this week.