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US will see below-average 2026 hurricane season with up to 14 named storms, Noaa predicts

2026 hurricane season with up to 14 named storms, Noaa predicts The [US](https://www.theguardian.com

Below-average hurricane season forecast for 2026 as El Niño set to strengthen

2026 will be a below-active season. It predicts a total of 13 named storms, with six hurricanes

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2026 Atlantic hurricane season on Thursday.  A satellite image provided by Noaa of Hurricane Melissa. Photograph: Getty Images ## ‘A climate that no longer

Forecasters expect slightly fewer hurricanes than usual this year, but the risk of destructive storms is still high

predict 8 to 14 named storms, including tropical storms and hurricanes, will form in the Atlantic in 2026. **Matias Delacroix/AP** Matias Delacroix/AP Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center expect slightly fewer storms than average during

Warning of record global temperatures as chance of very strong El Niño grows

2026. BoM peaks at 2.7C with EC at 2.5C and NOAA at 2.0C](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/1920/cpsprodpb/f234/live/7e05cab0-4f9b-11f1-8b8c-6d33e1d5abb6.jpg)Image source, BBC Weather Image caption, Graph shows the change in temperature at a specific location over