Cyclone Narelle (2026)
Cyclone Narelle reached Category 4 in the South Pacific between March 17, 2026 and March 28, 2026, with a lowest pressure of 933 mb, and made landfall.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Narelle, 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.
The storm
- Basin
- South Pacific
- Dates
- March 17, 2026 to March 28, 2026
- Peak strength
- Category 4, 124 kt (143 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 933 mb (27.55 inHg)
- Landfall
- Yes
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 27.0
- Identifier
- SH272026
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 00:00 | 12.3S 156.6E | 39 kt | 1000 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 17, 06:00 | 12.6S 156.2E | 51 kt | 991 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 17, 12:00 | 12.4S 155.3E | 60 kt | 987 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 17, 18:00 | 12.1S 154.1E | 64 kt | 974 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 18, 00:00 | 12.4S 153.3E | 64 kt | 986 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 18, 06:00 | 12.7S 152.0E | 74 kt | 977 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 18, 12:00 | 13.0S 150.6E | 89 kt | 968 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 18, 18:00 | 13.3S 149.3E | 99 kt | 960 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 19, 00:00 | 13.6S 147.8E | 115 kt | 947 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 19, 06:00 | 13.6S 146.5E | 124 kt | 933 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 19, 12:00 | 13.6S 145.4E | 124 kt | 933 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 19, 18:00 | 13.8S 144.0E | 119 kt | 937 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 20, 00:00 | 13.4S 143.0E | 105 kt | 951 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 20, 06:00 | 13.4S 142.0E | 99 kt | 955 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 20, 12:00 | 13.4S 140.8E | 84 kt | 972 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 20, 18:00 | 13.3S 139.6E | 64 kt | 985 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 21, 00:00 | 12.9S 138.8E | 70 kt | 983 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 21, 06:00 | 13.0S 137.8E | 80 kt | 973 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 21, 12:00 | 13.1S 136.8E | 80 kt | 973 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 21, 18:00 | 13.6S 135.7E | 74 kt | 978 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 22, 00:00 | 13.6S 134.1E | 54 kt | 986 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 22, 06:00 | 13.8S 132.9E | 39 kt | 989 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 22, 12:00 | 14.1S 131.5E | 35 kt | 993 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 22, 18:00 | 14.3S 130.1E | 35 kt | 991 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 23, 00:00 | 14.5S 129.2E | 35 kt | 991 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 23, 06:00 | 14.7S 128.1E | 39 kt | 991 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 23, 12:00 | 15.1S 126.8E | 35 kt | 994 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 23, 18:00 | 15.5S 125.8E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 24, 00:00 | 15.8S 124.8E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 24, 06:00 | 16.0S 123.4E | 39 kt | 995 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 24, 12:00 | 16.4S 122.4E | 45 kt | 993 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 24, 18:00 | 17.0S 121.5E | 51 kt | 990 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 25, 00:00 | 17.4S 120.0E | 54 kt | 987 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 25, 06:00 | 17.8S 119.0E | 70 kt | 978 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 25, 12:00 | 17.9S 117.9E | 89 kt | 967 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 25, 18:00 | 18.3S 117.2E | 105 kt | 954 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 26, 00:00 | 18.9S 116.3E | 105 kt | 955 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 26, 06:00 | 19.6S 115.4E | 109 kt | 948 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 26, 12:00 | 20.4S 114.6E | 115 kt | 944 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 26, 18:00 | 21.1S 114.0E | 109 kt | 947 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 27, 00:00 | 22.4S 113.6E | 99 kt | 955 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 27, 06:00 | 23.6S 113.7E | 84 kt | 962 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 27, 12:00 | 25.4S 114.2E | 64 kt | 977 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 27, 18:00 | 27.1S 115.3E | 39 kt | 990 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 28, 00:00 | 30.0S 117.2E | 35 kt | 995 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 28, 06:00 | 32.3S 119.0E | 29 kt | 996 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.