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Large hurricane swirls over blue ocean in a NASA satellite view.

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NOAA Raises Odds of a Below-Normal Atlantic Hurricane Season to 75%

The Aug. 6 update projects 7–13 named storms for the full season and cites a strengthening El Niño, while stressing that it is not a landfall forecast.

August 10, 2026, 12:41 a.m. CDT