Storm tracker
Every storm, every ocean
Every hurricane, typhoon and cyclone active right now, anywhere in the world, with the latest official forecast and the season so far.
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Categories use the Saffir–Simpson scale on one-minute sustained winds. The forecast cone and all watches and warnings are on each warning centre’s own page. More in the guide Hurricane categories explained.
Not an official warning service. In an emergency, follow your local authorities.
About the storm tracker
Tropical cyclones are called hurricanes in the Atlantic and eastern Pacific, typhoons in the western Pacific and cyclones in the Indian Ocean and around Australia, but they are the same kind of storm. This page follows all of them in one place, using the official warning centre for each ocean: the US National Hurricane Center and Central Pacific Hurricane Center, and the Joint Typhoon Warning Center for the rest of the world.
Each storm card shows its current strength on the Saffir–Simpson scale, its one-minute sustained wind and gusts in km/h and mph, its central pressure, where it is moving and how fast, and the official forecast points for the next five days. GDACS adds an alert colour for the expected impact on people, and NOAA’s IBTrACS archive supplies the track so far.
The forecast cone and all watches and warnings stay on each warning centre’s own page, linked from every card, so you always see the official version. When no storms are active, the season summary below shows every named storm of the year so far.
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Quick answers
Where does the storm tracker get its data?
From the official warning centres: the US National Hurricane Center and Central Pacific Hurricane Center for the Atlantic and the eastern and central Pacific, and the Joint Typhoon Warning Center for the western Pacific, the Indian Ocean and the southern hemisphere. GDACS adds alert levels and the season count, and NOAA’s IBTrACS the past track.
How often is it updated?
Warning centres issue new advisories every six hours, and every three hours when a storm is near land. The page checks for new ones every ten minutes.
Why is there no cone?
The cone is drawn by each warning centre from its own error statistics. We link to it rather than redraw it, so you always see the official version.
What do the categories mean?
Category 1 to 5 on the Saffir–Simpson scale, from 119 km/h to 252 km/h and above. TS is a tropical storm (63–118 km/h) and TD a tropical depression. The category says nothing about storm surge or rain, which often cause the most harm.
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