WeatherBell, a meteorological consulting firm that predicted an active 2024 hurricane season, has already put out its preliminary look at the 2025 hurricane season – and it has some good news! The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season is predicted to be a bit less active compared to last year – similar to the 2018 season.
Floridians’ ears might perk up at the mention of 2018, which produced Hurricane Michael, a Category 5 hurricane that devastated the Florida Panhandle. Hurricane Michael caused an estimated $25.5 billion in damage when it made landfall in October.
Here’s what to know about the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season.
2025 Hurricane Season Preliminary Prediction
WeatherBell’s preliminary prediction calls for 15 to 19 named storms in total. Between seven and nine of those storms could become Category 1 or greater and between two and three could become major hurricanes.
When it comes to storms that have an impact potential, the numbers look even better:
Tropical storm conditions: 5 to 7
Total hurricanes: 3 to 4
Major hurricanes: 1 to 2
The Atlantic Ocean is experiencing an overall cooling of sea surface temperatures, according to WeatherBell, noting that the main development region is much cooler now than it was at this time in 2024.
“The Atlantic is much cooler than last year, and the swath of warmer water is shown to the north. This suggests less activity in the main development region, but the potential for rapid feedback farther to the north and in close to the coast is there, so it will be a different look, with its own share of issues,” the forecast reads.
When Does The 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season Start?
The Atlantic hurricane season always starts on June 1 and runs until Nov. 30. There are instances of storms spinning up before or after that range, but they’re historically rare.
What Are The 2025 Hurricane Names?
The World Meteorological Organization is responsible for maintaining and updating hurricane names. It has currently produced a list through 2029, providing a list of alphabetically organized names from A to W, omitting the letters Q and U. If we run out of hurricane names, the organization moves to a supplemental list.
Here is the list of 2025 hurricane names:
Andrea (AN-dree uh)
Barry (BAIR-ree)
Chantal (shahn-TAHL)
Dexter (DEHK-ster): replaces Dorian, which was retired after the 2019 season
Erin (AIR-rin)
Fernand (fair-NAHN)
Gabrielle (ga-bree-ELL)
Humberto (oom-BAIR-toh)
Imelda (ee-MEHL-dah)
Jerry (JEHR-ee)
Karen (KAIR-ren)
Lorenzo (loh-REN-zoh)
Melissa (meh-LIH-suh)
Nestor (NES-tor)
Olga (OAL-guh)
Pablo (PAHB-lo)
Rebekah (reh-BEH-kuh)
Sebastien (suh-BASH-chuhn)
Tanya (TAHN-yuh)
Van (van)
Wendy (WEN-dee)
When Is Florida’s Hurricane Preparedness Week In 2025?
Florida hasn’t announced its 2025 sales tax holidays just yet, but history tells us we can expect it to coincide with the start of hurricane season on June 1.
Last year, Florida held a two-week disaster preparedness sales tax holiday from June 1 to 14, which exempted sales tax from a huge list of products ranging from pet supplies and flashlights to portable power banks and generators.
