MIAMI — The National Hurricane Center reported no tropical cyclone activity across the Atlantic basin or the eastern Pacific with fewer than three weeks remaining before the official start of the 2026 hurricane season on June 1.
Forecaster Reinhart issued the outlook from the NHC’s Miami headquarters early Saturday, stating that “tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 7 days” for the North Atlantic, Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of America. A separate outlook covering the eastern and central North Pacific east of 180 longitude carried the same assessment.
The quiet conditions arrive during the Atlantic off-season, when the NHC does not publish routine tropical weather outlooks. “Routine issuance of the Tropical Weather Outlook will resume on June 1, 2026,” the center noted, adding that “during the off-season, Special Tropical Weather Outlooks will be issued as conditions warrant.”
Florida residents battered by recent active hurricane seasons have reason to watch the calendar closely. The NHC, located at 11691 SW 17th Street in Miami, serves as the federal government’s primary tracking and warning hub for Atlantic and eastern Pacific tropical systems. Its outlooks drive evacuation planning, insurance decisions and emergency management preparations across the state’s 1,350 miles of coastline.
The next routine Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook is scheduled for June 1, marking the official opening of the six-month hurricane season.