2026 tropical cyclone season · North Atlantic
Hurricane Bertha Bertha · AL022026
Hurricane Bertha was tracked in the North Atlantic from 2026-07-17 to 2026-07-24 (7 days), peaking at 50 kt (TS) with a minimum pressure of 995 hPa. 144 archived forecasts from NHC, ECMWF, ECMWF ENS, GFS, GEFS, Google DeepMind are verified against its best track; at 48 hours the closest was Google DeepMind, 50 km off on average.
- ATCF ID
- AL022026
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Tracked
- 2026-07-17 → 2026-07-24 (7 days)
- Peak wind
- 50 kt · 26 m/s · TS
- Minimum pressure
- 995 hPa
- Archived forecasts
- 144
- Sources
- NHC · ECMWF · ECMWF ENS · GFS · GEFS · Google DeepMind
Forecast track error (km)
| Source | 24 h | 48 h | 72 h | 120 h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NHC | 35 (14) | 70 (10) | 123 (6) | — |
| ECMWF | 62 (13) | 99 (10) | 236 (4) | — |
| ECMWF ENS | 40 (14) | 86 (10) | 214 (5) | — |
| GFS | 53 (14) | 62 (10) | 97 (6) | — |
| GEFS | 44 (14) | 95 (10) | 248 (6) | — |
| Google DeepMind | 25 (14) | 50 (10) | 79 (4) | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-17 12Z | 25.6°N 83.5°W | 20 | 1018 | TD |
| 2026-07-17 18Z | 25.8°N 83.6°W | 20 | 1017 | TD |
| 2026-07-18 00Z | 26.0°N 83.7°W | 20 | 1016 | TD |
| 2026-07-18 06Z | 26.2°N 84.0°W | 20 | 1016 | TD |
| 2026-07-18 12Z | 26.7°N 84.0°W | 20 | 1015 | TD |
| 2026-07-18 18Z | 27.3°N 84.1°W | 20 | 1015 | TD |
| 2026-07-19 00Z | 27.7°N 84.6°W | 25 | 1013 | TD |
| 2026-07-19 06Z | 27.8°N 85.3°W | 25 | 1012 | TD |
| 2026-07-19 12Z | 27.9°N 85.3°W | 25 | 1011 | TD |
| 2026-07-19 18Z | 27.5°N 85.0°W | 25 | 1010 | TD |
| 2026-07-20 00Z | 27.7°N 85.0°W | 25 | 1008 | TD |
| 2026-07-20 06Z | 28.4°N 85.3°W | 30 | 1007 | TD |
| 2026-07-20 12Z | 28.4°N 85.5°W | 30 | 1006 | TD |
| 2026-07-20 18Z | 28.6°N 85.7°W | 30 | 1005 | TD |
| 2026-07-21 00Z | 28.5°N 86.0°W | 35 | 1003 | TS |
| 2026-07-21 06Z | 28.5°N 86.1°W | 45 | 998 | TS |
| 2026-07-21 12Z | 28.8°N 86.2°W | 50 | 996 | TS |
| 2026-07-21 18Z | 29.3°N 86.8°W | 50 | 995 | TS |
| 2026-07-22 00Z | 29.4°N 87.4°W | 50 | 996 | TS |
| 2026-07-22 06Z | 29.4°N 87.9°W | 45 | 998 | TS |
| 2026-07-22 12Z | 29.6°N 88.5°W | 45 | 998 | TS |
| 2026-07-22 18Z | 29.9°N 89.2°W | 40 | 1000 | TS |
| 2026-07-23 00Z | 29.4°N 90.5°W | 40 | 1002 | TS |
| 2026-07-23 06Z | 28.9°N 91.7°W | 40 | 1003 | TS |
| 2026-07-23 12Z | 29.5°N 92.6°W | 40 | 1003 | TS |
| 2026-07-23 18Z | 29.8°N 93.9°W | 35 | 1006 | TS |
| 2026-07-24 00Z | 30.0°N 95.2°W | 30 | 1008 | TD |