Forecasters predict there could be between five and 13 tropical cyclones — which include tropical depressions, tropical storms and hurricanes — in the Central Pacific during its 2026 hurricane season that runs June 1 through Nov. 30. An average hurricane season sees four to five tropical cyclones.

The National Hurricane Center reports no tropical cyclone activity is expected over the next seven days. The Atlantic hurricane season begins June 1; the eastern Pacific season started May 15. Early tropical waves moving across the Atlantic usually run into too much dry air and wind shear to develop into hurricanes.

A new federal forecast predicts stronger and more frequent Pacific hurricanes this season, which has implications for California.

By Andrew Wulfeck. NOAA forecasters expect atmospheric conditions associated with a developing El Niño to suppress Atl

The National Weather Service is predicting a below-normal hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean this year, partly due to warming waters from an expected strong El Niño. This hurricane season, which begins June 1 and continues through Nov.

Forecasters are calling for a below-normal season for hurricane activity in the Atlantic this year, but they warn, chances still call for as many as 14 named storms with as many as three major hurricanes.