Tropical cyclones
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1 tropical cyclone is active right now. Each has a page with position, winds, category, forecast track, cone and the land in its path.
Feeds checked 24 Oct, 23:07 UTC
Active now
- Hurricane Vance Cat 1
Eastern North Pacific · 13.3°N 103.3°W · 80 kt · 150 km/h · 90 mph · 977 hPa
Movement: north, 5 kt (9 km/h) · 24 Oct, 21:00 UTC
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2026 season: past storms
| Storm | Basin | Peak | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Typhoon Champi | Western North Pacific | Cat 5 160 kt | 14 Oct 2026 – 23 Oct 2026 |
| Post-tropical Cyclone Josephine | North Atlantic | TS 55 kt | 18 Oct 2026 – 22 Oct 2026 |
| Post-tropical Cyclone Trudy | Eastern North Pacific | Cat 3 105 kt | 11 Oct 2026 – 20 Oct 2026 |
| Cyclone Wati | South Pacific | Cat 1 65 kt | 16 Oct 2026 – 17 Oct 2026 |
| Post-tropical Cyclone Simon | Eastern North Pacific | Cat 4 135 kt | 4 Oct 2026 – 16 Oct 2026 |
| Hurricane Isaias | North Atlantic | Cat 3 105 kt | 6 Oct 2026 – 11 Oct 2026 |
| Hurricane Polo | Eastern North Pacific | Cat 5 155 kt | 21 Sept 2026 – 30 Sept 2026 |
| Tropical Storm One | North Indian Ocean | TS 45 kt | 22 Sept 2026 – 24 Sept 2026 |
| Typhoon Saudel | Western North Pacific | Cat 4 115 kt | 18 Aug 2026 – 3 Sept 2026 |
| Typhoon Dolphin | Western North Pacific | Cat 5 145 kt | 27 Jul 2026 – 9 Aug 2026 |
| Typhoon Noul | Western North Pacific | Cat 2 85 kt | 23 Jul 2026 – 26 Jul 2026 |
| Typhoon Bavi | Western North Pacific | Cat 5 155 kt | 1 Jul 2026 – 11 Jul 2026 |
| Tropical Storm Maysak | Western North Pacific | TS 50 kt | 1 Jul 2026 – 4 Jul 2026 |
| Typhoon Sinlaku | Western North Pacific | Cat 5 155 kt | 9 Apr 2026 – 19 Apr 2026 |
| Cyclone Gezani | South-West Indian Ocean | Cat 4 114 kt | 6 Feb 2026 – 18 Feb 2026 |
| Cyclone Fytia | South-West Indian Ocean | Cat 3 97 kt | 29 Jan 2026 – 4 Feb 2026 |
Seasons by basin
The same kind of storm has three names: hurricane in the Atlantic and the eastern Pacific, typhoon in the western Pacific, cyclone in the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific.
| Basin | Season | Peak | Called |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Atlantic in season | 1 June – 30 November | mid-August – October | Hurricane |
| Eastern North Pacific in season | 15 May – 30 November | July – September | Hurricane |
| Central North Pacific in season | 1 June – 30 November | August – September | Hurricane |
| Western North Pacific in season | all year | July – November | Typhoon |
| North Indian Ocean in season | April – June, October – December | May and November | Cyclone |
| South-West Indian Ocean | 15 November – 30 April | January – March | Cyclone |
| Australian region | 1 November – 30 April | January – March | Cyclone |
| South Pacific | 1 November – 30 April | February – March | Cyclone |
Saffir-Simpson categories
The category comes from the maximum sustained wind alone (averaged over 1 minute, 10 m above the surface). It says nothing about size, rain or storm surge, which often do the most harm.
| Category | Wind (kt) | km/h | mph | Typical damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TD tropical depression | < 34 | < 63 | < 39 | Heavy rain and flooding are the main danger. |
| TS tropical storm | 34–63 | 63–118 | 39–73 | Damaging gusts, heavy rain, flooding, dangerous seas. |
| Cat 1 Category 1 | 64–82 | 119–153 | 74–95 | Very dangerous winds: damage to roofs, trees and power lines. |
| Cat 2 Category 2 | 83–95 | 154–177 | 96–110 | Extremely dangerous winds: extensive damage, power cuts for days. |
| Cat 3 Category 3 | 96–112 | 178–208 | 111–129 | Major hurricane: devastating damage, homes lose roofs, weeks without power. |
| Cat 4 Category 4 | 113–136 | 209–251 | 130–156 | Catastrophic damage: most trees and power poles down, areas uninhabitable for weeks. |
| Cat 5 Category 5 | ≥ 137 | ≥ 252 | ≥ 157 | Catastrophic damage: a high share of homes destroyed, areas uninhabitable for months. |
How to read the cone
The cone is drawn through circles that contain the true centre position about two times out of three, based on the past five years of forecast errors. It widens with time because the forecast gets less certain. It is not the size of the storm: damaging wind, rain and surge often extend hundreds of kilometres outside it.
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How this page is made
Built every hour by LayEarth from public feeds: the NOAA National Hurricane Center (CurrentStorms.json, forecast advisories, cone and best-track files) for the Atlantic and the eastern and central Pacific, and GDACS (European Commission JRC and UN OCHA), which relays JTWC and the regional centres, for the other basins, with its estimates of people exposed. Category is computed here from the 1-minute sustained wind; centres that use 10-minute winds (RSMC La Réunion, BoM, Fiji, IMD, JMA) publish lower numbers and their own scales. Kilometres per hour and miles per hour are rounded to 5.