2025 tropical cyclone season · western North Pacific
Typhoon Wipha Wipha · WP092025
Typhoon Wipha was tracked in the western North Pacific from 2025-07-16 to 2025-07-22 (7 days), peaking at 64 kt (H1) with a minimum pressure of 970 hPa. 97 archived forecasts from ECMWF, ECMWF ENS, GFS, GEFS are verified against its best track; at 48 hours the closest was ECMWF, 56 km off on average.
- ATCF ID
- WP092025
- Basin
- western North Pacific
- Tracked
- 2025-07-16 → 2025-07-22 (7 days)
- Peak wind
- 64 kt · 33 m/s · H1
- Minimum pressure
- 970 hPa
- Archived forecasts
- 97
- Sources
- ECMWF · ECMWF ENS · GFS · GEFS
Forecast track error (km)
| Source | 24 h | 48 h | 72 h | 120 h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECMWF | 43 (13) | 56 (9) | 40 (5) | — |
| ECMWF ENS | 54 (13) | 67 (9) | 86 (5) | — |
| GFS | 55 (13) | 95 (9) | 144 (5) | — |
| GEFS | 39 (13) | 80 (9) | 68 (5) | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-18 12Z | 19.3°N 122.5°E | 35 | 991 | TS |
| 2025-07-18 18Z | 19.8°N 120.8°E | 45 | 984 | TS |
| 2025-07-19 00Z | 20.1°N 119.8°E | 51 | 981 | TS |
| 2025-07-19 06Z | 20.5°N 118.9°E | 51 | 980 | TS |
| 2025-07-19 12Z | 21.0°N 117.7°E | 51 | 979 | TS |
| 2025-07-19 18Z | 21.5°N 116.0°E | 54 | 981 | TS |
| 2025-07-20 00Z | 21.6°N 114.6°E | 64 | 970 | H1 |
| 2025-07-20 06Z | 21.8°N 113.2°E | 64 | 977 | H1 |
| 2025-07-20 12Z | 21.7°N 111.7°E | 60 | 980 | TS |
| 2025-07-20 18Z | 21.6°N 110.8°E | 51 | 986 | TS |
| 2025-07-21 00Z | 21.5°N 109.4°E | 45 | 985 | TS |
| 2025-07-21 06Z | 21.3°N 109.0°E | 45 | 987 | TS |
| 2025-07-21 12Z | 21.1°N 108.3°E | 51 | 984 | TS |
| 2025-07-21 18Z | 20.8°N 107.6°E | 51 | 984 | TS |
| 2025-07-22 00Z | 20.5°N 106.8°E | 45 | 987 | TS |
| 2025-07-22 06Z | 20.3°N 106.2°E | 35 | 984 | TS |
| 2025-07-22 12Z | 20.2°N 106.0°E | 35 | 990 | TS |