The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) says atmospheric and oceanic conditions are continuing to favor what could be an above-average 2025 Atlantic hurricane season as we inch closer to its September peak.

NOAA had predicted back in May that we could be facing an active season, and according to its latest outlook, it appears that we’re still on track for that to possibly happen.

Forecasters said the National Weather Service updated the number of expected named storms, with winds of 39 mph or higher, to 13 to 18.

Of those, five to nine could become hurricanes , with winds of 74 mph or higher, including two to five major hurricanes, with winds of 111 mph or higher.

Image of Hurricane Florence on Sept 12 2018, from the International Space Stat

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