2026 tropical cyclone season · western North Pacific

Typhoon Bang-Lang Bang-Lang · WP202026

Typhoon Bang-Lang was tracked in the western North Pacific from 2026-08-26 to 2026-08-31 (5 days), peaking at 74 kt (H1) with a minimum pressure of 970 hPa. 43 archived forecasts from ECMWF, ECMWF ENS are verified against its best track; at 48 hours the closest was ECMWF ENS, 190 km off on average.

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ATCF ID
WP202026
Basin
western North Pacific
Tracked
2026-08-26 → 2026-08-31 (5 days)
Peak wind
74 kt · 38 m/s · H1
Minimum pressure
970 hPa
Archived forecasts
43
Sources
ECMWF · ECMWF ENS
TDTSH1H2H3H4H5

Forecast track error (km)

Source24 h48 h72 h120 h
ECMWF64 (13)224 (7)92 (3)—
ECMWF ENS80 (16)190 (12)306 (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)PositionWind (kt)Pressure (hPa)Grade
2026-08-26 06Z17.2°N 161.3°E251006TD
2026-08-26 12Z17.2°N 161.0°E291005TD
2026-08-26 18Z17.2°N 161.0°E291002TD
2026-08-27 00Z16.7°N 161.4°E291002TD
2026-08-27 06Z16.7°N 162.3°E351000TS
2026-08-27 12Z17.1°N 163.3°E45997TS
2026-08-27 18Z17.5°N 164.1°E54990TS
2026-08-28 00Z18.2°N 164.9°E60989TS
2026-08-28 06Z18.8°N 165.3°E60986TS
2026-08-28 12Z19.5°N 166.5°E64984H1
2026-08-28 18Z20.5°N 167.0°E64980H1
2026-08-29 00Z22.2°N 167.8°E64981H1
2026-08-29 06Z23.9°N 168.2°E74971H1
2026-08-29 12Z25.3°N 168.6°E74970H1
2026-08-29 18Z27.7°N 169.2°E64973H1
2026-08-30 00Z31.3°N 167.9°E60979TS
2026-08-30 06Z33.3°N 167.3°E45986TS
2026-08-30 12Z34.1°N 165.9°E35993TS
2026-08-30 18Z35.5°N 165.4°E29993TD
2026-08-31 00Z36.7°N 165.3°E29993TD