2025 tropical cyclone season · western North Pacific
Typhoon Podul Podul · WP162025
Typhoon Podul was tracked in the western North Pacific from 2025-08-05 to 2025-08-15 (9 days), peaking at 89 kt (H2) with a minimum pressure of 966 hPa. 122 archived forecasts from ECMWF, ECMWF ENS, GFS, GEFS are verified against its best track; at 48 hours the closest was ECMWF ENS, 45 km off on average.
- ATCF ID
- WP162025
- Basin
- western North Pacific
- Tracked
- 2025-08-05 → 2025-08-15 (9 days)
- Peak wind
- 89 kt · 46 m/s · H2
- Minimum pressure
- 966 hPa
- Archived forecasts
- 122
- Sources
- ECMWF · ECMWF ENS · GFS · GEFS
Forecast track error (km)
| Source | 24 h | 48 h | 72 h | 120 h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECMWF | 40 (22) | 71 (18) | 182 (12) | 319 (1) |
| ECMWF ENS | 32 (23) | 45 (19) | 97 (15) | 134 (4) |
| GFS | 54 (23) | 97 (19) | 180 (15) | 415 (7) |
| GEFS | 53 (23) | 119 (19) | 253 (15) | 423 (7) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-07 00Z | 18.4°N 147.8°E | 25 | 1007 | TD |
| 2025-08-07 06Z | 18.6°N 147.7°E | 29 | 1007 | TD |
| 2025-08-07 12Z | 19.0°N 147.0°E | 35 | 1005 | TS |
| 2025-08-07 18Z | 19.4°N 146.2°E | 35 | 1003 | TS |
| 2025-08-08 00Z | 20.1°N 145.7°E | 45 | 1003 | TS |
| 2025-08-08 06Z | 20.6°N 145.1°E | 39 | 1003 | TS |
| 2025-08-08 12Z | 20.8°N 144.2°E | 45 | 1001 | TS |
| 2025-08-08 18Z | 21.2°N 143.5°E | 45 | 999 | TS |
| 2025-08-09 00Z | 21.5°N 142.9°E | 51 | 996 | TS |
| 2025-08-09 06Z | 21.6°N 141.9°E | 51 | 996 | TS |
| 2025-08-09 12Z | 21.5°N 141.0°E | 51 | 998 | TS |
| 2025-08-09 18Z | 21.5°N 140.2°E | 54 | 994 | TS |
| 2025-08-10 00Z | 21.6°N 138.7°E | 54 | 993 | TS |
| 2025-08-10 06Z | 21.7°N 137.6°E | 51 | 996 | TS |
| 2025-08-10 12Z | 21.6°N 136.0°E | 51 | 997 | TS |
| 2025-08-10 18Z | 21.3°N 134.7°E | 51 | 993 | TS |
| 2025-08-11 00Z | 21.2°N 133.4°E | 54 | 990 | TS |
| 2025-08-11 06Z | 20.7°N 132.2°E | 54 | 990 | TS |
| 2025-08-11 12Z | 21.0°N 130.9°E | 54 | 990 | TS |
| 2025-08-11 18Z | 20.6°N 129.3°E | 64 | 984 | H1 |
| 2025-08-12 00Z | 20.9°N 128.1°E | 64 | 984 | H1 |
| 2025-08-12 06Z | 21.3°N 126.5°E | 70 | 981 | H1 |
| 2025-08-12 12Z | 21.6°N 125.0°E | 80 | 975 | H1 |
| 2025-08-12 18Z | 22.0°N 123.4°E | 84 | 970 | H2 |
| 2025-08-13 00Z | 22.1°N 122.0°E | 89 | 966 | H2 |
| 2025-08-13 06Z | 22.9°N 120.6°E | 74 | 977 | H1 |
| 2025-08-13 12Z | 23.4°N 118.8°E | 64 | 985 | H1 |