Tropical cyclones · South-West Indian Ocean
Cyclone Fytia tracker
Dissipated · last advisory 4 Feb, 06:00 UTC (RSMC)
Cyclone Fytia formed in the South-West Indian Ocean (29 Jan 2026 – 4 Feb 2026). It peaked as Category 3 with maximum sustained winds of 97 kt and 965 hPa. At its last advisory (4 Feb, 06:00 UTC) it was at 23.4°S 54.9°E with 28 kt. This page is kept as an archive: it no longer updates.
- Category
- tropical depression
- TD
- Max sustained wind
- 28 kt
- 50 km/h · 30 mph
- Central pressure
- 1003 hPa
- Position
- 23.4°S 54.9°E
- Movement
- north-east, 2 kt (4 km/h)
- Last advisory
- 4 Feb, 06:00 UTC
- RSMC
- Peak
- 97 kt
- Category 3 · 965 hPa
Track
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Dots are the observed positions, coloured by the Saffir-Simpson category the storm had at each.
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Land and people Fytia threatened
GDACS estimates 11,057,954 people inside the forecast area of tropical-storm-force winds (63 km/h, 39 mph or more) and 324,641 inside hurricane-force winds (119 km/h, 74 mph or more).
Countries and territories on the track: Madagascar.
Track history
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Feb, 06:00 UTC | 23.4°S 54.9°E | 28 kt | TD |
| 4 Feb, 00:00 UTC | 23.5°S 54.7°E | 40 kt | TS |
| 3 Feb, 18:00 UTC | 23.8°S 54.7°E | 51 kt | TS |
| 3 Feb, 12:00 UTC | 23.6°S 54.7°E | 51 kt | TS |
| 3 Feb, 06:00 UTC | 23.3°S 54.0°E | 51 kt | TS |
| 3 Feb, 00:00 UTC | 22.9°S 53.8°E | 57 kt | TS |
| 2 Feb, 18:00 UTC | 22.7°S 53.4°E | 63 kt | TS |
| 2 Feb, 12:00 UTC | 22.1°S 52.9°E | 57 kt | TS |
| 2 Feb, 06:00 UTC | 21.4°S 52.3°E | 57 kt | TS |
| 2 Feb, 00:00 UTC | 20.9°S 51.8°E | 57 kt | TS |
| 1 Feb, 18:00 UTC | 20.3°S 51.3°E | 46 kt | TS |
| 1 Feb, 12:00 UTC | 19.7°S 50.2°E | 40 kt | TS |
| 1 Feb, 06:00 UTC | 19.3°S 49.1°E | 34 kt | TS |
| 1 Feb, 00:00 UTC | 18.9°S 48.4°E | 34 kt | TS |
| 31 Jan, 18:00 UTC | 18.0°S 47.3°E | 40 kt | TS |
| 31 Jan, 12:00 UTC | 17.1°S 46.5°E | 46 kt | TS |
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Questions
- When was Cyclone Fytia?
- 29 Jan 2026 – 4 Feb 2026, in the South-West Indian Ocean.
- How strong did Cyclone Fytia get?
- Its peak was Category 3, with maximum sustained winds of 97 kt and a central pressure of 965 hPa.
Saffir-Simpson categories
| 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.