Cyclone Urmil (2026)
Cyclone Urmil reached Category 1 in the South Pacific between February 26, 2026 and March 2, 2026, with a lowest pressure of 980 mb.
Track and intensity
The whole track of Cyclone Urmil, 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
- February 26, 2026 to March 2, 2026
- Peak strength
- Category 1, 64 kt (74 mph)
- Lowest pressure
- 980 mb (28.94 inHg)
- Landfall
- No; closest approach 179 km (111 mi)
- Accumulated cyclone energy
- 4.1
- Identifier
- SH232026
Deaths and damage
No source this site reads carries a casualty or damage figure for this storm.
Track
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind | Pressure | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 18:00 | 18.2S 167.9E | 35 kt | 996 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 27, 00:00 | 18.6S 167.9E | 45 kt | 992 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 27, 06:00 | 19.4S 168.5E | 54 kt | 985 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 27, 12:00 | 19.5S 169.5E | 60 kt | 985 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 27, 18:00 | 19.6S 169.5E | 60 kt | 984 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 28, 00:00 | 20.4S 170.7E | 64 kt | 984 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 28, 06:00 | 20.8S 171.7E | 64 kt | 980 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 28, 12:00 | 21.1S 173.2E | 64 kt | 981 mb | Not reported |
| Feb 28, 18:00 | 22.1S 175.1E | 54 kt | 987 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 1, 00:00 | 24.0S 177.5E | 54 kt | 986 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 1, 06:00 | 25.7S 179.2E | 54 kt | 983 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 1, 12:00 | 27.4S 178.5W | 51 kt | 982 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 1, 18:00 | 28.8S 176.3W | 45 kt | 984 mb | Not reported |
| Mar 2, 00:00 | 31.5S 172.0W | 39 kt | 986 mb | Not reported |
Other South Pacific storms of 2026
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Pacific · 2026
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Pacific · 2026
- Tropical Storm KojiSouth Pacific · 2026
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Pacific · 2026
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Pacific · 2026
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Pacific · 2026
- Cyclone NarelleSouth Pacific · 2026
- Unnamed tropical stormSouth Pacific · 2026
- Cyclone MailaSouth Pacific · 2026
- Cyclone VaianuSouth Pacific · 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.