Typhoon Mekkhala (2026)

Typhoon Mekkhala reached Category 4 in the Western Pacific between June 18, 2026 and June 27, 2026, with a lowest pressure of 934 mb.

Track and intensity

The whole track of Typhoon Mekkhala, 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: June 18, 2026 to June 27, 2026
Peak strength: Category 4, 124 kt (143 mph)
Lowest pressure: 934 mb (27.58 inHg)
Landfall: No; closest approach 50 km (31 mi)
Accumulated cyclone energy: 16.3
Identifier: WP072026

Radar at PGUA as it neared land, Jun 18, 18:00 UTC

Deaths and damage

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

Track

Time (UTC)	Position	Wind	Pressure	Status
Jun 18, 18:00	12.2N 145.1E	29 kt	1004 mb	Not reported
Jun 19, 00:00	12.9N 143.1E	29 kt	1005 mb	Not reported
Jun 19, 06:00	13.3N 141.8E	29 kt	1003 mb	Not reported
Jun 19, 12:00	13.7N 140.2E	35 kt	1002 mb	Not reported
Jun 19, 18:00	14.0N 138.6E	39 kt	1000 mb	Not reported
Jun 20, 00:00	14.2N 137.8E	45 kt	997 mb	Not reported
Jun 20, 06:00	14.1N 136.8E	45 kt	997 mb	Not reported
Jun 20, 12:00	14.3N 135.4E	51 kt	995 mb	Not reported
Jun 20, 18:00	14.7N 134.2E	54 kt	993 mb	Not reported
Jun 21, 00:00	15.4N 133.0E	54 kt	993 mb	Not reported
Jun 21, 06:00	16.1N 131.9E	64 kt	988 mb	Not reported
Jun 21, 12:00	16.5N 130.6E	74 kt	981 mb	Not reported
Jun 21, 18:00	17.3N 128.9E	80 kt	976 mb	Not reported
Jun 22, 00:00	17.4N 127.8E	99 kt	961 mb	Not reported
Jun 22, 06:00	17.9N 126.9E	115 kt	947 mb	Not reported
Jun 22, 12:00	18.1N 126.1E	124 kt	937 mb	Not reported
Jun 22, 18:00	18.3N 125.6E	124 kt	934 mb	Not reported
Jun 23, 00:00	18.9N 125.2E	115 kt	943 mb	Not reported
Jun 23, 06:00	19.1N 124.8E	109 kt	946 mb	Not reported
Jun 23, 12:00	19.6N 124.7E	99 kt	954 mb	Not reported
Jun 23, 18:00	20.2N 124.8E	84 kt	965 mb	Not reported
Jun 24, 00:00	21.0N 124.6E	74 kt	974 mb	Not reported
Jun 24, 06:00	21.8N 124.8E	70 kt	975 mb	Not reported
Jun 24, 12:00	22.1N 124.8E	64 kt	978 mb	Not reported
Jun 24, 18:00	22.6N 125.0E	54 kt	983 mb	Not reported
Jun 25, 00:00	23.7N 125.3E	51 kt	986 mb	Not reported
Jun 25, 06:00	24.8N 126.0E	51 kt	986 mb	Not reported
Jun 25, 12:00	25.5N 126.2E	51 kt	984 mb	Not reported
Jun 25, 18:00	26.8N 126.5E	39 kt	991 mb	Not reported
Jun 26, 00:00	27.5N 127.0E	35 kt	993 mb	Not reported
Jun 26, 06:00	28.0N 128.0E	35 kt	992 mb	Not reported
Jun 26, 12:00	28.5N 129.3E	35 kt	993 mb	Not reported
Jun 26, 18:00	29.6N 131.2E	35 kt	994 mb	Not reported
Jun 27, 00:00	31.6N 133.2E	35 kt	995 mb	Not reported
Jun 27, 06:00	32.7N 135.8E	39 kt	992 mb	Not reported
Jun 27, 12:00	35.5N 141.4E	39 kt	993 mb	Not reported

Other Western Pacific storms of 2026

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.