Typhoon Bang-Lang (2026)

Typhoon Bang-Lang reached Category 1 in the Western Pacific between August 26, 2026 and August 31, 2026, with a lowest pressure of 970 mb.

Track and intensity

The whole track of Typhoon Bang-Lang, colored by strength, with the other storms of the 2026 season in the same basin behind it, and its wind and pressure hour by hour. Every fix is in the track table below.

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The storm

Basin: Western Pacific
Dates: August 26, 2026 to August 31, 2026
Peak strength: Category 1, 74 kt (85 mph)
Lowest pressure: 970 mb (28.64 inHg)
Landfall: No; closest approach 1616 km (1004 mi)
Accumulated cyclone energy: 4.8
Identifier: WP202026

Deaths and damage

No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.

Track

Time (UTC)	Position	Wind	Pressure	Status
Aug 26, 06:00	17.2N 161.3E	25 kt	1006 mb	Not reported
Aug 26, 12:00	17.2N 161.0E	29 kt	1005 mb	Not reported
Aug 26, 18:00	17.2N 161.0E	29 kt	1002 mb	Not reported
Aug 27, 00:00	16.7N 161.4E	29 kt	1002 mb	Not reported
Aug 27, 06:00	16.7N 162.3E	35 kt	1000 mb	Not reported
Aug 27, 12:00	17.1N 163.3E	45 kt	997 mb	Not reported
Aug 27, 18:00	17.5N 164.1E	54 kt	990 mb	Not reported
Aug 28, 00:00	18.2N 164.9E	60 kt	989 mb	Not reported
Aug 28, 06:00	18.8N 165.3E	60 kt	986 mb	Not reported
Aug 28, 12:00	19.5N 166.5E	64 kt	984 mb	Not reported
Aug 28, 18:00	20.5N 167.0E	64 kt	980 mb	Not reported
Aug 29, 00:00	22.2N 167.8E	64 kt	981 mb	Not reported
Aug 29, 06:00	23.9N 168.2E	74 kt	971 mb	Not reported
Aug 29, 12:00	25.3N 168.6E	74 kt	970 mb	Not reported
Aug 29, 18:00	27.7N 169.2E	64 kt	973 mb	Not reported
Aug 30, 00:00	31.3N 167.9E	60 kt	979 mb	Not reported
Aug 30, 06:00	33.3N 167.3E	45 kt	986 mb	Not reported
Aug 30, 12:00	34.1N 165.9E	35 kt	993 mb	Not reported
Aug 30, 18:00	35.5N 165.4E	29 kt	993 mb	Not reported
Aug 31, 00:00	36.7N 165.3E	29 kt	993 mb	Not reported

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What this means

A best track is the record a warning agency settles on after the storm, not what it said at the time: position, maximum sustained wind and central pressure every six hours, revised against every observation that came in later. Category is the Saffir-Simpson scale, which runs from Category 1 at 64 kt to Category 5 at 137 kt and reads wind only, so it says nothing about surge or rain. Accumulated cyclone energy adds up the square of the wind through the storm's life, so it counts strength and duration together.

Sources

Storm history from NOAA NCEI’s International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS), which merges the official best track of every warning agency. Live storms, cones, watches and warnings from the National Hurricane Center and the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. Archived radar from NOAA’s Level II archive.