2026 South Pacific cyclone season
Cyclone Urmil 2026
Recorded track and intensity from Feb 25, 2026 to Mar 2, 2026
This storm's record is provisional and may be revised as the archive is updated.
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74 mph
Feb 28, 2026 during the tropical stage
Full archive record, including non-tropical stages if present
Along the recorded center positions
STORM HISTORY
Track and intensity summary
Urmil is listed in the South Pacific basin for the 2026 season. Its archived track begins on Feb 25, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC at 14°S, 171°E. US-agency wind is not available for this first observation. These dates describe the available observations, which may include stages before and after the tropical cyclone phase.
The highest recorded tropical-stage one-minute sustained wind is 74 mph, first recorded on Feb 28, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC at 20.4°S, 170.6°E. The minimum recorded tropical-stage central pressure is 980 hPa on Feb 28, 2026, 06:00 AM UTC.
The full record spans 120 hours and approximately 2,060 mi along the recorded center positions. The last recorded position is 31.5°S, 172.1°W on Mar 2, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC. The final tropical-stage observation is earlier, on Mar 1, 2026, 06:00 AM UTC.
QUICK ANSWERS
Urmil in brief
What was Cyclone Urmil's highest wind speed?
74 mph, the highest one-minute sustained wind in its tropical stage, recorded on Feb 28, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC.
What category was Cyclone Urmil?
Category 1 at its peak on the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale. Other agencies classify storms differently.
What was Cyclone Urmil's lowest pressure?
980 mb, the minimum central pressure recorded during its tropical stage, on Feb 28, 2026, 06:00 AM UTC.
When did Cyclone Urmil occur?
The archived track runs from Feb 25, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC to Mar 2, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC, with the tropical stage from Feb 27, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC to Mar 1, 2026, 06:00 AM UTC.
Where did Cyclone Urmil form?
In the South Pacific basin, in the 2026 season. Its first recorded position is 14°S, 171°E on Feb 25, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC.
Did Cyclone Urmil make landfall?
No archived position places Cyclone Urmil's center over land, but positions are six-hourly and a brief landfall can fall between them.
METHODOLOGY
Data sources and limitations
The map and summary are generated from NOAA's IBTrACS v04r01 archive, with provisional positions from the JTWC operational best track; post-season analysis revises them. Wind and category use US-agency records; minimum pressure is calculated during the tropical stage, with the archive's pressure source retained. Categories refer to the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale; local agencies may use different classifications. Coastlines use Natural Earth's 1:10m land data.
Track distance adds great-circle distances between consecutive observations, excluding gaps over 12 hours. This track has no gaps over 12 hours. The line shows the storm's center, not its size, rainfall or flood extent. Converted wind speeds are rounded to the nearest whole unit.
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NOAA IBTrACS archive and Field documentation
Sources & methodology