NOAA is updating its hurricane cone for 2026, expanding storm tracking and adding surge forecasts—here’s what it means for surfers and coastal communities.

New forecast cone hopes to help residents better prepare for the impacts of a tropical system, even far from the center.

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As part of a suite of product improvements for the 2026 hurricane season, NOAA’s National Hurricane Center (NHC) is implementing two new tropical products and services for the 2026 hurricane season, ...

Conditions remain quiet in the tropics, with no activity expected for the next seven days, according to the National Hurricane Center. But don't let your guard down yet. Track all active storms ...

One of the new products the NHC is rolling out this year is an updated track cone showing inland watches and warnings.

The National Hurricane Center is introducing several updates this season, all aimed at making hurricane forecasts clearer and ...

Updated hurricane cone maps highlight inland watches and warnings to show storm impacts beyond the forecast cone track.

Forecasters will test a wider elliptical hurricane track graphic in 2026, aiming to show where storms are most likely to go ...

The National Hurricane Center announced it was making several updates to products and services for the 2026 hurricane season.

The National Hurricane Center is rolling out updates to its storm-tracking “cone of uncertainty” graphics that are aimed at ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Conditions remain quiet in the tropics, with no activity expected for the next seven days, according to the National Hurricane ...