As of September 12, 2026, the Atlantic hurricane season had produced no hurricanes, marking the latest date in the satellite era for the season's first hurricane. A strengthening El Niño pattern with very strong conditions expected through 2027 is suppressing Atlantic hurricane activity while raising other global weather risks.
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The 2026 Atlantic hurricane season had produced no hurricanes by Sept. 12, marking the latest date for the season's first hurricane in the satellite-observation era. Only five relatively weak, short-lived tropical storms had formed. The National Hurricane Center said no tropical cyclone activity was expected over the next seven days, even though September is normally near the season's peak [pbs.or
As of Sept. 12, 2026, the Atlantic hurricane season had produced no hurricanes, setting a satellite-era record for the latest point in a season without one. The satellite era began in 1966. Five named tropical storms—Arthur, Bertha, Cristobal, Dolly and Edouard—had formed, but none reached the 74-mph threshold for hurricane status [wral.com#1][wpbf.com#1]. The National Hurricane Center forecast no
The 2026 Atlantic hurricane season had not produced a hurricane through Sept. 12, setting a satellite-era record for the latest first hurricane. The National Hurricane Center said it expected no tropical cyclones in the basin over the following seven days. Five named storms—Arthur, Bertha, Cristobal, Dolly and Edouard—had formed, but none reached hurricane strength [wpbf.com#1][wesh.com#1][pbs.org
A strengthening El Niño is expected to become very strong during Northern Hemisphere autumn and winter. U.S. forecasters put the chance of strong conditions above 90% and the chance of an event stronger than every El Niño since 1950 at 75% [cbsnews.com#1]. In the central Pacific, three-month sea-surface temperatures would need to average more than 4.5 degrees Fahrenheit (2.5 degrees Celsius) above
000 ABNT20 KNHC 142316 TWOAT Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 800 PM EDT Mon Sep 14 2026 For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of America: Central Subtropical Atlantic: A trough of low pressure located about 900 miles east-southeast of Bermuda continues to produce disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Environmental conditions over the system are forec
The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a trough of low pressure more than 100 miles east-southeast of Bermuda that is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Strong upper-level winds are limiting development, but conditions are expected to become more favorable from the middle to late this week as the system moves west-northwest across the central subtropical Atlantic [wesh.com#1].