May 15, 2012
As of Tuesday, EDT, there were no active tropical systems in the western North Pacific Ocean and none are forecast to develop for at least the next 24 hours.
By AccuWeather.Com Meteorologist Eric Wanenchak.
West Pacific Hurricane Basin
Tropical News
- Tropical Storm Aletta Continues in Eastern Pacific
- May 16, 2012; 7:16 AM
- The eastern Pacific hurricane season began Tuesday, but the atmosphere jumped the gun by a day.
- Canada Summer 2012: Hot for Many; Atlantic Tropical Threat
- May 16, 2012; 5:00 AM
- Summer of 2012 will feature above-normal warmth for much of Canada.
- Watching the Tropical Atlantic Later in May
- May 15, 2012; 12:10 PM
- The Caribbean could show a little sign of tropical life later in the month.
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- New AccuWeather iPad App in Time for Hurricane Season
- May 14, 2012; 5:48 AM
- With the 2012 Atlantic Hurricane Season fast-approaching and active severe weather forecast this summer for areas from the Great Lakes to the mid-Atlantic, a new AccuWeather iPad App has arrived.
- Hot Summer for Rockies, Plains; Great Lakes, Mid-Atlantic Stormy
- May 10, 2012; 2:41 AM
- It will be a hot summer for the Rockies and Plains in 2012, while active severe weather targets portions of the Great Lakes to the mid-Atlantic.
- Boston to Philly: Needed Northeast Rain May Come at a Cost
- May 10, 2012; 2:40 AM
- The AccuWeather.com 2012 Summer Forecast calls for beneficial rain for the Northeast. However, the rain may come at the cost of active severe weather and a possible tropical system hit.
- Southeast Summer Warmth, Some Rain Relief
- May 09, 2012; 12:17 PM
- The Southeast will have near- to slightly above-normal warmth this summer, according to the AccuWeather.com 2012 Summer Forecast. Meanwhile, some rain relief is in store for Florida.
- Will Climate Change Increase Hurricane Damage Costs?
- May 01, 2012; 5:52 AM
- A recent study found that a warming climate may increase hurricane damage costs on the order of tens of billions of dollars a year by 2100.
- Forecast Factors for the 2012 Atlantic Hurricane Season
- May 01, 2012; 5:50 AM
- Here are the factors that led the Long-Range Forecasting Team to forecast lower numbers of named storms this year.
- Atlantic Hurricane Forecast: Storms Close to the Coast
- April 28, 2012; 5:42 AM
- AccuWeather's 2012 Atlantic Hurricane Season forecasts 12 named tropical storms, five named hurricanes and two major hurricanes.