NOAA forecasts a 50% chance of above-normal hurricane activity in 2025, with up to 18 named storms and five major hurricanes.

As summer heats up, a powerful warning is being issued from the nation's leading weather authorities. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has released its annual forecast for the Atlantic hurricane season,

For the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season, NOAA is forecasting 13 to 18 total named storms with winds of 39 mph or greater -- with five to nine of those storms predicted to become hurricanes with winds of 74 mph or greater.