Colorado State University, a school renowned for its hurricane research, said it expects “above-normal” tropical activity this year. The early-season prediction, released Thursday, stems from warm sea-surface temperatures, and the potential for conditions that kindle tropical activity.

Last year was a busy hurricane season with storm after storm racing across the Caribbean, bringing multiple storms ashore in Florida, ravaging rains to the Carolina mountains and strong winds to downtown Houston; another robust season is likely to occur in the Atlantic in 2025.

How many hurricanes are expected in the 2025 season? A busy season is forecast due to the presence of unusually warm water in the Atlantic Ocean.

Atlantic hurricane season is predicted to be more active than average, with 17 named storms expected. HOUSTON — The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season is expected to be more active than average, with a higher chance of major hurricanes impacting the U.

Researchers at Colorado State University named 17 possible storms and nine potential hurricanes, four of those hurricanes predicted to be major. FOX 26 Meteorologist Allison Gargaro explains the predictions.

CSU forecasters predict an above-average probability for at least one major hurricane to make landfall in the U.S. or Caribbean.

Palm Beach County has a 50% chance of a named storm passing within 50 miles of its coast. That’s above the climatological average of 42%.

In their annual spring hurricane outlook, forecasters at Colorado State University predict the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season will have more named storms, more hurricanes and more total hurricane