The first tropical depression of the season that formed in the Eastern Pacific is expected to strengthen into Tropical Storm Alvin on Thursday, during what could be a complex year for forecasters around the basin.

Atlantic hurricane season will begin without a named storm forming before June 1, marking the fourth consecutive year of no preseason tropical storms.

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Atlantic hurricane season will begin without a named storm forming before June 1, marking the fourth consecutive year of no preseason tropical storms. While a quiet start may seem promising, forecasters warn that there is a long way to go.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The 2025 tropical cyclone season is off to an unusually calm start across the Northern Hemisphere, marking the slowest beginning to the season since 1973, just over half a century.

A tropical system will boost rain chances in Arizona over the coming weekend. Temperatures will also come down after first climbing for the end of the workweek.

A tenth-consecutive above-average hurricane season is forecast in the Atlantic basin this year, with warm waters and potentially storm-friendly climate patterns expected to produce as many as 19 tropical storms,