A 2024 Atlantic hurricane season forecast calls for 23 named storms, 11 hurricanes and five major hurricanes,
This is the 41st year Colorado State University’s tropical meteorology project has made forecasts of the upcoming season’s Atlantic basin hurricane activity.
Accuweather meteorologists in March also forecast an above-average Atlantic hurricane season with as many as 20 to 25 named storms.
“We anticipate that the 2024 Atlantic basin hurricane season will be extremely active,” the authors state in the report which uses data collected through March. “Current El Niño conditions are likely to transition to La Niña