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from:22/01/2026 till:25/01/2026 color:AUSR text:”Luana”
from:22/01/2026 till:/01/2026 color:AUSR text:”Luana”
from:20/01/2026 till:21/01/2026 color:SWIO text:”Ewetse”
from:20/01/2026 till:21/01/2026 color:SWIO text:”Ewetse”
from:21/01/2026 till:22/01/2026 color:SPAC text:”06F”
from:21/01/2026 till:22/01/2026 color:SPAC text:”06F”
from:22/01/2026 till:22/01/2026 color:AUSR text:”17U”
from:22/01/2026 till:22/01/2026 color:AUSR text:”17U”
from:22/01/2026 till:25/01/2026 color:AUSR text:”18U”
from:22/01/2026 till:/01/2026 color:AUSR text:”18U”
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In 2026, tropical cyclones have been forming in seven major bodies of water, commonly known as tropical cyclone basins. Tropical cyclones will be named by various weather agencies when they attain maximum sustained winds of 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph). So far, The strongest system was Cyclone Dudzai in the South-West Indian Ocean, which attained a minimum barometric pressure of 937 hPa (27.67 inHg), while the deadliest system so far was Tropical Storm Nokaen in the Western Pacific Ocean which caused 3 deaths in the Philippines. The accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) index for the year (seven basins combined), as calculated by Colorado State University (CSU), was 33.7 units overall.[1]
Tropical cyclones are primarily monitored by 10 warning centers around the world, which are designated as a Regional Specialized Meteorological Center (RSMC) or a Tropical Cyclone Warning Center (TCWC) by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). These centers are: National Hurricane Center (NHC), Central Pacific Hurricane Center (CPHC), Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Météo-France (MFR), Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG), Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BoM), Papua New Guinea’s National Weather Service (PNGNWS), Fiji Meteorological Service (FMS), and New Zealand’s MetService. Unofficial, but still notable, warning centers include the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA; albeit official within the Philippines), the United States’s Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC), and the Brazilian Navy Hydrographic Center.
Global atmospheric and hydrological conditions
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North Atlantic Ocean
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There has so far been no Tropical Cyclones in the North Atlantic Ocean. The next name is Arthur
Eastern & Central Pacific Oceans
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There has so far been no Tropical Cyclones in the Eastern & Central Pacific Oceans. The next name on the list for the Eastern Pacific is Amanda while in the Central Pacific, then next name on the list is Lala
Western Pacific Ocean
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A tropical depression formed east of the Philippines on 13 January, marking the start of the season. The depression was subsequently named Ada by PAGASA[2] and later Nokaen by the JMA[3] respectively on January 14 and 15, marking it the earliest start to a season since 2019. The next name on the list is Penha. The next name on the Philippine list is Basyang.
BOB 01 formed in the Bay of Bengal. It was the first depression of the year in that area. The next name on the list is Arnab.
South-West Indian Ocean
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The season started off when Grant entered the basin on December 27 and rapidly intensified into an Intense Tropical Cyclone. In mid-January, Dudzai formed, and rapidly intensified into an Intense tropical cyclone. Ewetse formed and made landfall in Madagascar the following day. The next name is Fytia.
Iggy formed near Indonesia on December 29. Jenna followed suit on 3 January, and Koji formed off the northeast Queensland coast on 10 January. After developing in the Coral Sea and reaching Category 2 intensity, Tropical Cyclone Koji weakened to a tropical low before making landfall between Ayr and Bowen, Queensland, on the morning of 11 January, 2026, where it delivered life-threatening rainfall and flash flooding. Tropical Cyclone Luana formed from Koji’s remnants on January 18. The next name is Mitchell.
South Pacific Ocean
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A tropical disturbance spotted near American Samoa on December 29, and was designated 04F by FMS. Tropical Disturbance 05F and Tropical Depression 06F formed. The next name is Urmil.
South Atlantic Ocean
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So far in January, seven tropical cyclones have formed, of which four have been officially named by their respective agencies. In addition, two cyclones, Grant and Iggy, have persisted from the previous year into the current year. BOB 01 formed on January 7, making it one of the earliest depressions ever recorded in the basin. Also, the Western Pacific season began with the formation of Tropical Storm Nokaen (locally known as Ada), which was named on January 15, although it originally formed two days earlier as a tropical depression. Nokaen became the first tropical cyclone to form in January since Tropical Storm Pabuk in 2019.
There are a total of 7 tropical cyclone basins that tropical cyclones typically form in. In this table, data from all these basins are added.[4]
- ^ a b The wind speeds for this tropical cyclone/basin are based on the Saffir Simpson Scale which uses 1-minute sustained winds.
- ^ a b c d Only systems that formed either before or on December 31, 2026 are counted in the seasonal totals.
- ^ The wind speeds for this tropical cyclone/basin are based on the IMD Scale which uses 3-minute sustained winds.
- ^ a b c Only systems that formed either on or after January 1, 2026 are counted in the seasonal totals.
- ^ The wind speeds for this tropical cyclone are based on Météo-France, which uses wind gusts.
- ^ Iggy formed in December 2025, but was named in January 2026
- ^ The sum of the number of systems in each basin will not equal the number shown as the total. This is because when systems move between basins, it creates a discrepancy in the actual number of systems.
Regional Specialized Meteorological Centers
Tropical Cyclone Warning Centers
Other Warning Centres
