Predictions for year 2026 - mainly for entertainment purposes

Totals for North Atlantic hurricane season: 15 (sub)tropical cyclones, 12 nameable storms, 7 hurricanes, 2 major (ACE=79)

Totals for East Pacific hurricane season: 21 (sub)tropical cyclones, 18 nameable storms, 6 hurricanes, 3 major (ACE=56) 

Totals for Central Pacific hurricane season: 6 tropical cyclones, 6 nameable storms, 3 hurricanes, 3 major 

Totals for Pacific typhoon season: 35 storms, 15 typhoons, 5 super typhoons (JTWC count) 

Totals for North Indian Ocean cyclone season: 4 storms, 2 hurricane-equivalent, 1 major hurricane-equivalent (JTWC count) 

Two (sub)tropical storms in Mediterranean, one hurricane 

No (sub)tropical cyclones in Baltic Sea 

State of Niño 3.4: beginning as weak La Niña, becoming cool neutral in DJF, warm neutral in JFM, weak El Niño in MAM, moderate El Niño in MJJ, strong El Niño in ASO

 Arctic sea ice minimum: 4.01 million km²

 Global annual average temperature: 1.55 degrees Celsius above 20th century average


Circle coloration scheme


Individual storm tracks in North Atlantic

Tropical Storm ARTHUR

 Hurricane BERTHA

Tropical Depression THREE

 Tropical Depression FOUR

 Hurricane CRISTOBAL
Tropical Storm DOLLY
 
Tropical Storm EDOUARD
Tropical Storm FAY
 

Hurricane GONZALO

Tropical Storm HANNA
Hurricane ISAIAS
 
Hurricane JOSEPHINE

 Hurricane KYLE

 Tropical Depression FOURTEEN
Hurricane LEAH
 
 

 Individual storm tracks in East Pacific

 only those systems forming east of 140W
 
 Tropical Storm AMANDA
Tropical Storm BORIS

 Tropical Storm CRISTINA

 Tropical Storm DOUGLAS

 Tropical Storm ELIDA
Tropical Storm FAUSTO
 
Hurricane GENEVIEVE
Tropical Storm (Hurricane) HERNAN

Tropical Depression NINE-E
Hurricane ISELLE
 
Tropical Storm JULIO
Tropical Depression TWELVE-E
 
Tropical Storm (Hurricane) KARINA
Hurricane LOWELL
 
Hurricane MARIE
Tropical Storm NORBERT
 
Hurricane ODALYS
Tropical Storm POLO
 
Hurricane RACHEL
Tropical Depression TWENTY-E
 
Tropical Storm (Hurricane) LEAH

 
Conclusion
 
The most intense and costly storm of 2026 Atlantic hurricane season will be Cristobal, while the deadliest will be Leah. Cristobal and Leah will be retired.
 
 The most intense storm of 2026 Pacific hurricane season will be Nolo (though, east of 140W, the most intense will be Marie).
The costliest storm will be Marie, and the deadliest will be Leah. Marie (and Leah) will be retired.

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