Forecasters Warn of Busy 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season

As of August 18, 2025, the National Hurricane Center is closely monitoring a new area of disturbed weather in the eastern tropical Atlantic Ocean that may develop into the next tropical storm. The system is currently producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms and could form a tropical depression by the end of the week as it moves toward the Windward Islands in the Caribbean.

Meanwhile, Hurricane Erin is approaching the East Coast and is expected to stir up life-threatening conditions along the Outer Banks of North Carolina. The hurricane center's director, Dr. Michael Brennan, has urged people to begin preparing for the storm.

Forecasters at AccuWeather have noted that Erin's displacement of dry air over the Atlantic could help strengthen any storms that do develop in the coming days. This aligns with the overall prediction for a busy 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, with more storms than normal expected based on analysis of ocean conditions and weather patterns.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has recently updated its seasonal forecast, expecting to see 13 to 18 named storms, with five to nine becoming hurricanes, and two to five becoming major hurricanes. Colorado State University has issued a similar forecast. NOAA's Climate Prediction Center shows the chances of storm development across the Atlantic's hurricane region at greater than 20% through September 2.