There were 347 tropical cyclone forecasts made by the NHC in 2024 and the mean track errors at every forecast interval broke records for accuracy ...

Retired federal scientists warn Trump administration's proposed NOAA budget cuts could be costly and harm forecast accuracy.

We need to continue to improve the skill of hyper-localized flood forecasts because this is the main way people are dying ...

In New England, most states have a 25% chance of being impacted by a hurricane this year. Massachusetts has a 40% chance.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says it is delaying by one month the planned cutoff of satellite data ...

A new forecast from researchers at Colorado State University predicts the 2025 hurricane season will be busier than an average year.

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Part of the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program, these satellites provide hurricane forecasters with real-time imagery ...

Sean Farrell’s family found no damage after Hurricanes Helene and Milton. He doesn’t know if he could say the same about this ...

The hurricane tracking cone has gotten increasingly smaller over the years as forecasting has improved. In 2025, the cone is about 3% to 5% smaller than it was in 2024.

In 2024, the hurricane center set a record for the most accurate forecasts in its history, according to a preliminary analysis by the center and the Cooperative Institute for Research in the ...

The hurricane forecast cone has been used since 2002 The hurricane forecast cone was introduced in 2002 as a way to better communicate the track of an incoming storm to the public.