Tropical cyclones · Eastern North Pacific
Hurricane Polo tracker
Dissipated · last advisory 30 Sept, 03:00 UTC (NHC)
Hurricane Polo formed in the Eastern North Pacific (21 Sept 2026 – 30 Sept 2026). It peaked as Category 5 with maximum sustained winds of 155 kt and 892 hPa. At its last advisory (30 Sept, 03:00 UTC) it was at 30.5°N 108.0°W with 30 kt. This page is kept as an archive: it no longer updates.
- Category
- tropical depression
- TD
- Max sustained wind
- 30 kt
- 55 km/h · 35 mph
- Central pressure
- 996 hPa
- Position
- 30.5°N 108.0°W
- Movement
- north-east, 21 kt (39 km/h)
- Last advisory
- 30 Sept, 03:00 UTC
- NHC
- Peak
- 155 kt
- Category 5 · 892 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 Polo threatened
GDACS estimates 2,729,796 people inside the forecast area of tropical-storm-force winds (63 km/h, 39 mph or more) and 269,026 inside hurricane-force winds (119 km/h, 74 mph or more).
Countries and territories on the track: Mexico.
Track history
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sept, 03:00 UTC | 30.5°N 108.0°W | 30 kt | TD |
| 29 Sept, 21:00 UTC | 29.0°N 109.7°W | 55 kt | TS |
| 29 Sept, 15:00 UTC | 27.8°N 110.9°W | 65 kt | Cat 1 |
| 29 Sept, 09:00 UTC | 26.2°N 111.9°W | 70 kt | Cat 1 |
| 29 Sept, 03:00 UTC | 25.9°N 112.5°W | 100 kt | Cat 3 |
| 28 Sept, 21:00 UTC | 25.0°N 113.0°W | 100 kt | Cat 3 |
| 28 Sept, 15:00 UTC | 24.2°N 113.5°W | 100 kt | Cat 3 |
| 28 Sept, 09:00 UTC | 23.6°N 113.8°W | 100 kt | Cat 3 |
| 28 Sept, 03:00 UTC | 22.8°N 114.0°W | 110 kt | Cat 3 |
| 27 Sept, 21:00 UTC | 21.9°N 114.1°W | 110 kt | Cat 3 |
| 27 Sept, 15:00 UTC | 21.3°N 113.9°W | 110 kt | Cat 3 |
| 27 Sept, 09:00 UTC | 20.3°N 113.6°W | 105 kt | Cat 3 |
| 27 Sept, 03:00 UTC | 19.3°N 113.1°W | 105 kt | Cat 3 |
| 26 Sept, 21:00 UTC | 18.7°N 112.5°W | 125 kt | Cat 4 |
| 26 Sept, 15:00 UTC | 17.9°N 111.7°W | 135 kt | Cat 4 |
| 26 Sept, 09:00 UTC | 17.6°N 111.0°W | 145 kt | Cat 5 |
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Questions
- When was Hurricane Polo?
- 21 Sept 2026 – 30 Sept 2026, in the Eastern North Pacific.
- How strong did Hurricane Polo get?
- Its peak was Category 5, with maximum sustained winds of 155 kt and a central pressure of 892 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.