La Niña set to bring 'active' end to hurricane season — here's how homeowners need to prepare

Homeowners are in the thick of the hurricane season , but they may need to brace themselves for bigger storms to come.

NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center announced Thursday that “La Niña conditions emerged in September 2025,” a shift expected to influence both the tail end of this year’s hurricane season and the broader fall and winter weather across the United States.

La Niña is a recurring climate pattern that occurs when ocean waters near the equator in the central and eastern Pacific cool below historical averages, according to AccuWeather . NOAA said an “expansion of below-average sea surface temperatures across the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean” signaled the arrival of La Niña.

While typically, La Niña conditions need to persist for five consecutive three-