Colorado State University reduces 2026 Atlantic hurricane season forecast amid quickly developing El

[libertybele]

Colorado State University reduces 2026 Atlantic hurricane season forecast amid quickly developing El Niño

Colorado State University (CSU) further reduced the number of storms it expects this Atlantic hurricane season in its updated seasonal forecast released on Wednesday.

CSU cites increased confidence that a developing strong El Niño — which is typically associated with fewer named storms in the Atlantic — will become the dominant factor in determining tropical weather patterns this season, overcoming other forecast ingredients present that favor increased tropical development.

The revised CSU forecast calls for 11 named storms, 5 hurricanes, including 2 major (Category 3+) hurricanes this year — down from its April forecast of 13 named storms and 6 hurricanes.

This updated outlook is also in line with NOAA's seasonal forecast that was released several weeks ago............



https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/colorado-state-university-lowers-hurricane-outlook-2026-super-el-nino

[rustynail]

Shouldn't Colorado State University be more concerned with the snow pack?

[mountaineer]

I hope so. We're contemplating an early Nov. trip to the Gulf Coast.

[libertybele]

I hope you have nice weather.  We're just hoping to avoid a hurricane, though some tropical storms can be intense.

[catfish1957]

Shouldn't Colorado State University be more concerned with the snow pack?

CSU was the home of the late great Dr.  William Gray who was a pioneer climatologist, and among the first to capture the "Nino/Nina phenomenon, which highly impacts hurricane trending in formation, location, and severity,

Dr. Gray died a few years ago, and sadly did not see his belittlement of climate scam come to full fruition.  He was blacklisted for this, and lost a lot of prestige, due to scam, 

[mountaineer]

Joe Bastardi makes some hurricane predictions:

The American Storm
@BigJoeBastardi
I now have the impact area ideas on. Some years, like 24, it's very easy to see https://cfact.org/2026/06/13/hurricane-update-with-highest-impact-concerns-now-shown/ (we put that out Dec 7, 2023).  This year and many others its harder but I feel confident enough now to list areas and reasons

7:49 AM · Jun 14, 2026