2024 tropical cyclone season · North Atlantic
Hurricane Leslie Leslie · AL132024
Hurricane Leslie was tracked in the North Atlantic from 2024-10-01 to 2024-10-12 (11 days), peaking at 90 kt (H2) with a minimum pressure of 970 hPa. 229 archived forecasts from NHC, ECMWF, ECMWF ENS, GFS, GEFS are verified against its best track; at 48 hours the closest was ECMWF ENS, 86 km off on average.
- ATCF ID
- AL132024
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Tracked
- 2024-10-01 → 2024-10-12 (11 days)
- Peak wind
- 90 kt · 46 m/s · H2
- Minimum pressure
- 970 hPa
- Archived forecasts
- 229
- Sources
- NHC · ECMWF · ECMWF ENS · GFS · GEFS
Forecast track error (km)
| Source | 24 h | 48 h | 72 h | 120 h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NHC | 48 (36) | 95 (32) | 118 (28) | 128 (20) |
| ECMWF | 40 (36) | 97 (32) | 145 (28) | 231 (10) |
| ECMWF ENS | 41 (37) | 86 (33) | 128 (29) | 200 (21) |
| GFS | 60 (37) | 101 (33) | 153 (29) | 142 (21) |
| GEFS | 60 (37) | 108 (33) | 165 (29) | 211 (21) |
Mean great-circle distance to the best track at each lead time, counted while the system was a tropical or subtropical cyclone; the number of cases is in brackets.
Best track
Six-hourly positions of the US best track (JTWC / NHC, one-minute winds); grades on the Saffir–Simpson scale.
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind (kt) | Pressure (hPa) | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-01 00Z | 10.2°N 24.4°W | 25 | 1008 | TD |
| 2024-10-01 06Z | 10.3°N 24.8°W | 25 | 1007 | TD |
| 2024-10-01 12Z | 10.5°N 25.4°W | 25 | 1007 | TD |
| 2024-10-01 18Z | 10.6°N 26.0°W | 30 | 1007 | TD |
| 2024-10-02 00Z | 10.7°N 26.7°W | 30 | 1007 | TD |
| 2024-10-02 06Z | 10.7°N 27.6°W | 30 | 1007 | TD |
| 2024-10-02 12Z | 10.6°N 28.5°W | 30 | 1006 | TD |
| 2024-10-02 18Z | 10.5°N 29.3°W | 30 | 1006 | TD |
| 2024-10-03 00Z | 10.4°N 29.8°W | 35 | 1005 | TS |
| 2024-10-03 06Z | 10.3°N 30.2°W | 40 | 1002 | TS |
| 2024-10-03 12Z | 10.1°N 30.7°W | 45 | 1001 | TS |
| 2024-10-03 18Z | 9.9°N 31.3°W | 45 | 1001 | TS |
| 2024-10-04 00Z | 9.8°N 31.7°W | 50 | 999 | TS |
| 2024-10-04 06Z | 9.8°N 32.2°W | 50 | 998 | TS |
| 2024-10-04 12Z | 9.9°N 32.7°W | 55 | 997 | TS |
| 2024-10-04 18Z | 10.1°N 33.3°W | 60 | 994 | TS |
| 2024-10-05 00Z | 10.3°N 33.9°W | 65 | 990 | H1 |
| 2024-10-05 06Z | 10.5°N 34.5°W | 70 | 986 | H1 |
| 2024-10-05 12Z | 10.9°N 35.1°W | 70 | 986 | H1 |
| 2024-10-05 18Z | 11.3°N 35.7°W | 70 | 985 | H1 |
| 2024-10-06 00Z | 11.8°N 36.4°W | 75 | 983 | H1 |
| 2024-10-06 06Z | 12.4°N 36.9°W | 80 | 980 | H1 |
| 2024-10-06 12Z | 13.0°N 37.6°W | 80 | 980 | H1 |
| 2024-10-06 18Z | 13.7°N 38.2°W | 80 | 980 | H1 |
| 2024-10-07 00Z | 14.5°N 39.1°W | 80 | 980 | H1 |
| 2024-10-07 06Z | 15.2°N 40.0°W | 75 | 983 | H1 |
| 2024-10-07 12Z | 16.0°N 40.9°W | 70 | 985 | H1 |
| 2024-10-07 18Z | 16.8°N 41.9°W | 65 | 989 | H1 |
| 2024-10-08 00Z | 17.6°N 43.0°W | 60 | 992 | TS |
| 2024-10-08 06Z | 18.3°N 44.0°W | 60 | 992 | TS |
| 2024-10-08 12Z | 19.0°N 45.1°W | 60 | 992 | TS |
| 2024-10-08 18Z | 19.7°N 46.1°W | 65 | 989 | H1 |
| 2024-10-09 00Z | 20.3°N 46.8°W | 70 | 987 | H1 |
| 2024-10-09 06Z | 20.9°N 47.5°W | 75 | 984 | H1 |
| 2024-10-09 12Z | 21.4°N 48.2°W | 80 | 981 | H1 |
| 2024-10-09 18Z | 21.9°N 48.6°W | 85 | 974 | H2 |
| 2024-10-10 00Z | 22.3°N 49.0°W | 90 | 970 | H2 |
| 2024-10-10 06Z | 22.6°N 49.7°W | 85 | 974 | H2 |
| 2024-10-10 12Z | 22.9°N 50.2°W | 75 | 980 | H1 |
| 2024-10-10 18Z | 23.5°N 50.8°W | 65 | 990 | H1 |
| 2024-10-11 00Z | 24.1°N 51.1°W | 55 | 997 | TS |
| 2024-10-11 06Z | 24.9°N 51.1°W | 50 | 999 | TS |
| 2024-10-11 12Z | 25.8°N 50.8°W | 45 | 1000 | TS |
| 2024-10-11 18Z | 27.0°N 50.0°W | 45 | 1000 | TS |
| 2024-10-12 00Z | 28.4°N 48.8°W | 45 | 1001 | TS |
| 2024-10-12 06Z | 30.4°N 47.1°W | 45 | 1002 | TS |