Today's Weather & Forecast Updates

The 2026 Atlantic hurricane season is expected to be slightly less active than average, according to the April seasonal forecast issued on Thursday by Colorado State University (CSU) — which pioneered hurricane season forecasts in 1984.

With the Atlantic hurricane season almost 50 days away, early long-range forecasts are coming out, with forecasters giving their predictions on what the season will look like.

No doubt you've heard talk that El Niño is going to limit tropical activity in the Atlantic this hurricane season. That's a possibility, though it's not a slam dunk. The El Niño hasn't developed yet, and its eventual strength is important to how it affects tropical-storm and hurricane formation.

There were numerous confirmed tornadoes Tuesday across a corridor stretching from eastern Iowa into southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois.

Evacuations have been lifted for areas near I-75 as the fire that began Monday expanded to cover 1,733 acres in Collier County.

As temperatures begin to warm up, spring moisture is fueling heavy rain across the Great Lakes, where persistent downpours combined with rapid snowmelt are driving a heightened risk for flash flooding through Saturday.