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The Atlantic has produced eight named storms in 2026—but no hurricanes. Here is how a strengthening El Niño helped create the historic lull and why the season’s shift toward the Caribbean and Gulf still matters for Florida.

October weather across Florida is usually warm, with lower precipitation chances. The tropics usually remains a concern through the month.

Florida finally has a meaningful opportunity to put a dent in its drought, but the same prolonged wet pattern that brings drought relief could also bring localized flooding and increasingly rough coastal conditions into next week.

King tides flooded roads, businesses and the Hollywood Beach Broadwalk across South Florida. Here is how the moon, warm water, onshore winds, porous limestone and a strengthening El Niño can combine to make Florida’s seasonal flooding worse.

Forecasters were tracking Tropical Storm Hanna in the central Atlantic, but similar to most systems in 2026, it will remain weak and stay clear of land.

Tropical Storm Gonzalo formed in the far eastern Atlantic near the Cabo Verde Islands, but the cyclone is not expected to become a hurricane.

September lows in the 60s are unusual, and some parts of Florida will enjoy a crisp weekend with low chances of rain.

Landfall, direct hit, strike and indirect hit describe different relationships between a hurricane and a location — and the terms can overlap. Hurricane Milton shows why the path of the center is only one part of a storm’s story.

Another 8 inches of rain could fall across South Florida over the next 7 days. The ground is well saturated from recent rains, and more rain could produce flooding.

Tropical Storm Fay formed southwest of the Azores in the northeast Atlantic, but there is no direct threat to land.