A forecaster is warning that U.S. coastlines could face "impactful” tropical storms earlier in the season as El Niño develops.

A tropical wave in the forecast is not a reason to panic — but it’s not something to ignore, either. What it is and its odds of forming.

The National Hurricane Center's tropical outlook shows nothing in the Atlantic basin to be concerned about. NOAA will release its forecast for the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season today, May 21. The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 through Nov. 30.

In this NASA handout, Hurricane Milton, a Category 5 storm at the time of this photograph, was pictured in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Yucatan Peninsula on October 8, 2024 seen from the International Space Station as it orbited 257 miles above.

Early April 30, the National Hurricane Center's tropical outlook map showed a hurricane in the Gulf. The map actually showed Hurricane Melissa from October 2025. The 2026 Atlantic hurricane season starts June 1. The start of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane ...

The National Hurricane Center reports no tropical cyclone activity is expected over the next seven days. The Atlantic hurricane season begins June 1; the eastern Pacific season started May 15. Early tropical waves moving across the Atlantic usually run ...

Even distant tropical cyclones can impact California's weather in serious ways, including massive ocean swells, wildfire-sparking lightning strikes and intense rainfall