The 2010 Atlantic hurricane season will be the period of 2010 in which tropical cyclones tend to form in the Atlantic Ocean. The season will officially start on June 1, 2010 and end on November 30, 2010. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical systems form in the Atlantic. However, the formation of tropical cyclones is possible at any time. Should a cyclone form before June 1, it would be officially considered a part of the 2010 season.

Seasonal Forecast
On December 9, 2009, Klotzbach's team issued their first extended-range forecast for the 2010 season, predicting average to above-average activity (11 to 16 named storms, 6 to 8 hurricanes and 3 to 5 major hurricanes of Category 3 or higher and ACE Index of 100–162), citing that the 2009–10 El Niño event is likely to dissipate by the start of the season. On April 7, 2010, Klotzbachs's team issued an updated forecast for the 2010 season, predicting above-average activity (15 named storms, 8 hurricanes and 4 major hurricanes of Category 3 or higher), citing the dissipating 2009-10 El Niño, the possibility of current weak to moderate La Niña and warming Atlantic SSTs (sea surface temperatures) as potential factors. North Carolina State University professor Lian Xie and a team of colleagues and students predicted that 2010 would see 15 to 18 named storms, with 8-11 potentially becoming hurricanes. Xie’s team predicts that 3-6 storms will make landfall in the Gulf of Mexico, with one storm making landfall at hurricane status. However, no prediction was made for the number of major hurricanes.

2010 Storm Names
The following names are available for use on named storms that form in the North Atlantic during 2010. Retired names, if any, will be announced by the World Meteorological Organization in the spring of 2011. The names not retired from this list will be used again in the 2016 season. This is the same list used in the 2004 season with the exception of Colin, Fiona, Igor, and Julia, which replaced the names of the four major hurricanes that made landfall in Florida in the U.S. in 2004: Charley, Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne, respectively.