National Hurricane Center lays out changes coming for 2025 season. See what to expect
The "cone of uncertainty" gets a couple of changes in 2025: with a new symbol and a narrower cone reflecting improving accuracy predictions.
National Hurricane Center updates procedures ahead of the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season
As we prepare for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, it’s important to stay informed about updates that could impact forecasting and storm communication. Tropical storms can bring dangerous wind, flooding,
Why the National Hurricane Center's forecast cone may look a little different this year
The size of the tropical cyclone forecast error cone for 2025 will be about 3-5% smaller for systems in the Atlantic basin and 5-10% smaller for systems in the eastern Pacific.
When is hurricane season? List of 2025 Atlantic hurricane season names leads with Andrea
The 2024 season began with Alberto and Beryl, both of which made landfall in Texas. They were the only named storms to hit the state. Hurricane season begins June 1 and concludes on Nov. 30. The first tropical cyclone of the 1938 Atlantic hurricane season formed on Jan. 3, making it the earliest recorded tropical storm and hurricane in history.
Changes Ahead For The 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season From The National Hurricane Center
Warnings on cone graphics: The cone of uncertainty graphics from the National Hurricane Center will continue to emphasize that threats extend well beyond their own cone by overlaying wind alerts on them. This has been a practice used on some of our graphics at weather.com for several years.
The National Hurricane Center Making Improvements In 2025
This year the National Hurricane Center is making improvements to their tropical cyclone forecasts. With improvements in computer modeling, forecasts are becoming better and better each year. Check out the changes.
Hurricane forecasts 2025: Here’s how the ‘cone of uncertainty’ maps will change this year
“Overall, hurricane track forecasts are gradually improving, meaning that in general, there is less uncertainty where a storm ...
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National Hurricane Center says 2024 forecast tracks 'broke records for accuracy'
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) had record-breaking accuracy in 2024 storm tracks, according to a report released in ...
Rare tropical cyclone in the Pacific offers a lesson for 2025 hurricane season
Tropical cyclone Alfred is a reminder that powerful storms have the power to show up in some surprising places.
Hurricane forecasts are at stake after NOAA Hurricane Hunter layoffs
Firings at the Office of Aircraft Operations threaten to reduce the quality of data critical for hurricane monitoring, ...