Tropical cyclones · North Atlantic
Post-tropical Cyclone Josephine tracker
Dissipated · last advisory 22 Oct, 21:00 UTC (NHC)
Post-tropical Cyclone Josephine formed in the North Atlantic (18 Oct 2026 – 22 Oct 2026). It peaked as tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 55 kt and 988 hPa. At its last advisory (22 Oct, 21:00 UTC) it was at 40.0°N 65.8°W with 55 kt. This page is kept as an archive: it no longer updates.
- Category
- tropical storm
- TS
- Max sustained wind
- 55 kt
- 100 km/h · 65 mph
- Gusts
- 80 kt
- 150 km/h
- Central pressure
- 988 hPa
- Position
- 40.0°N 65.8°W
- Movement
- north-east, 15 kt (28 km/h)
- Last advisory
- 22 Oct, 21:00 UTC
- NHC
- Peak
- 55 kt
- tropical storm · 988 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 Josephine threatened
No exposure estimate is available for this storm yet. Check the official sources below.
Track history
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Oct, 21:00 UTC | 40.0°N 65.8°W | 55 kt | TS |
| 22 Oct, 18:00 UTC | 39.5°N 66.8°W | 55 kt | TS |
| 22 Oct, 15:00 UTC | 39.2°N 67.3°W | 55 kt | TS |
| 22 Oct, 12:00 UTC | 38.9°N 68.0°W | 55 kt | TS |
| 22 Oct, 09:00 UTC | 38.7°N 68.3°W | 55 kt | TS |
| 22 Oct, 06:00 UTC | 38.3°N 68.9°W | 55 kt | TS |
| 22 Oct, 03:00 UTC | 37.7°N 69.4°W | 55 kt | TS |
| 22 Oct, 00:00 UTC | 37.5°N 69.5°W | 55 kt | TS |
| 21 Oct, 21:00 UTC | 37.4°N 69.5°W | 55 kt | TS |
| 21 Oct, 18:00 UTC | 37.1°N 69.6°W | 55 kt | TS |
| 21 Oct, 12:00 UTC | 36.9°N 69.5°W | 50 kt | TS |
| 21 Oct, 06:00 UTC | 36.8°N 69.4°W | 45 kt | TS |
| 21 Oct, 00:00 UTC | 36.6°N 69.4°W | 45 kt | TS |
| 20 Oct, 18:00 UTC | 36.3°N 69.4°W | 45 kt | TS |
| 20 Oct, 12:00 UTC | 35.6°N 70.2°W | 45 kt | TS |
| 20 Oct, 06:00 UTC | 35.3°N 70.5°W | 45 kt | TS |
Official sources
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Questions
- When was Post-tropical Cyclone Josephine?
- 18 Oct 2026 – 22 Oct 2026, in the North Atlantic.
- How strong did Post-tropical Cyclone Josephine get?
- Its peak was tropical storm, with maximum sustained winds of 55 kt and a central pressure of 988 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.