After slow August, AccuWeather reduces named storms forecast for hurricane season
August wasn’t as busy as meteorologists anticipated, and now one major weather-focused outlet is revising its forecast for the remainder of hurricane season to predict fewer named storms.
AccuWeather, a privately owned weather forecasting service headquartered in Pennsylvania, is now forecasting 16-20 named storms in the Atlantic basin, including 6-10 hurricanes of which 3-6 will be a Category 3 or higher.
That’s down from the “explosive” forecast AccuWeather published in late March that predicted 20-25 named storms, 8-12 hurricanes and 4-7 major hurricanes.
AccuWeather still predicts 4-6 named storms will have direct impacts on the United States through the end of November.
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