DOTHAN, Ala. (WDHN) — Sept. 10 is the historic peak of hurricane season activity in the Atlantic, but the basin remains quiet.

This comes after a historically slow start to the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, producing only six named storms, one hurricane, and one major hurricane.

But, why is the basin so quiet, and is that expected to continue?

On Tuesday, we wrote an article about this, stating dry air and wind shear are the primary contributors to the season's relative inactivity.

But, climatologically and historically speaking, inactivity in the first part of the season is not uncommon.

And signs point to lessening wind shear over the next few weeks as development chances increase closer to the Caribbean and Gulf (homegrown activity).

This was the case in 2022 and 2024, which had

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