For those optimists out there, here's a study that suggests that SC25 will be significantly stronger than the NOAA consensus prediction. In the words of the authors:
"Our method predicts that SC25 could be among the strongest sunspot cycles ever observed, depending on when the upcoming termination happens, and it is highly likely that it will certainly be stronger than present SC24 (sunspot number of 116) and most likely stronger than the previous SC23 (sunspot number of 180). This is in stark contrast to the consensus of the SC25PP, sunspot number maximum between 95 and 130, i.e. similar to that of SC24."
Here's that article:
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11207-020-01723-yPlease don't shoot the messenger - it's provided for you to just understand their methodology - draw your own conclusion. Please hold your comments for five or six years to see if this radical assessment bares fruit. I, for one, am rooting for them to be correct.