Hurricane experts predict another above-average storm season
April 9, 2021 - Colorado State University hurricane researchers are predicting an above-average Atlantic hurricane season in 2021, citing the likely absence of El Niño as a primary factor. According to a news release from the university’s highly respected Tropical Meteorology Project, tropical Atlantic sea surface temperatures are near their long-term averages, while subtropical Atlantic sea surface temperatures are much warmer than their long-term average values. The warmer subtropical Atlantic also favors an active 2021 Atlantic hurricane season, with CSU’s researchers calling for 17 named storms to form between June 1 and Nov. 30. Of those, researchers expect eight to become hurricanes and four to reach major hurricane strength, with sustained winds of 111 miles per hour or greater.