Hurricane season officially ends Nov. 30, and although forecasters originally called for an above-average season, it ended up ...

It may seem like meteorologists use these terms interchangeably, but is there actually a difference between them? And should you worry about one more than another? That may be a trick question: All of ...

ACE is a metric used to assess both the strength and duration of all tropical storms and hurricanes in a season. It sums the ...

Meteorologists are surprised that the weather model that did the best job forecasting hurricanes this year was a new one, ...

The last official day of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season is Nov. 30. And the 2026 season will start on June 1.

Louisiana never found itself within a forecast cone. But despite the quiet in nearby waters and another mid-season lull in ...

Gabrielle, a Category 4 hurricane, was the weakest of the four major hurricanes this year. It passed a safe distance east of ...

Hurricane Melissa is approaching Jamaica as a Category 5 storm with 180 mph winds. A recent study suggests global warming is fueling more intense and rapidly strengthening hurricanes. Scientists have ...

Hurricane Melissa was a strong Category 4 on Oct. 26, as it lingered near Jamaica. It has since become a Category 5 storm. Update, Oct. 27: This article was originally published Oct. 26. It has been ...

Hurricane hunters are specialized aviators who intentionally fly into dangerous storms to collect critical real-time weather data and conduct reconnaissance missions. They utilize robust, modified ...