Colorado State University meteorologists have updated their forecast for the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season. The news isn't good. Forecasters have increased their forecast, continuing to predict an "extremely active" season with 25 named storms.

T​hat followed a busy period from mid-June through last week with three named storms, one of which was early-season record-shattering Hurricane Beryl. It's currently the most Saharan dust across the Atlantic Basin in over two years, according to WPLG-TV hurricane specialist Michael Lowry.

"We have slightly increased our forecast and continue to call for an extremely active Atlantic hurricane season in 2024," CSU researchers wrote. "Sea surface temperatures averaged across the hurricane Main Development Region of the tropical Atlantic and Caribbean remain near record warm levels.