UNITED STATES - The statistical peak of the Atlantic hurricane season is currently less than a week away, with September 10 marking the beginning of optimal conditions for tropical storms and hurricanes.

According to reports from The Weather Channel, there is typically an overlap of favorable storm factors in early to mid-September, including ocean water reaching its highest temperature, the atmosphere's ability to generate thunderstorms hitting its peak, and hostile shearing winds declining to a minimum. Tropical waves, which act as seeds for development and typically peak in August, are also still statistically abundant in September.

September 10 is recognized as a distinct peak day with the most active named storms and hurricanes, with the three months from August through October seeing the most named storms (77 percent) and hurricanes (87 percent) during an average season.

While September 10 marks the traditional peak hurricane day, it is not guaranteed that the upcoming date will see an onslaught of Atlantic named storms as half the season still remains.

The source noted that even though this season has been behind schedule in some respects such as named storm and hurricane counts, many of the ingredients for an active season are still in place. In the past decade, the season’s last storm has arrived as early as October 28 and as late as the first week of December.

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