2026 tropical cyclone season · North Atlantic
Hurricane Dolly Dolly · AL042026
Hurricane Dolly was tracked in the North Atlantic from 2026-08-24 to 2026-08-31 (8 days), peaking at 35 kt (TS) with a minimum pressure of 1007 hPa. 168 archived forecasts from NHC, ECMWF, ECMWF ENS, GFS, GEFS, Google DeepMind are verified against its best track.
- ATCF ID
- AL042026
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Tracked
- 2026-08-24 → 2026-08-31 (8 days)
- Peak wind
- 35 kt · 18 m/s · TS
- Minimum pressure
- 1007 hPa
- Archived forecasts
- 168
- Sources
- NHC · ECMWF · ECMWF ENS · GFS · GEFS · Google DeepMind
Forecast track error (km)
| Source | 24 h | 48 h | 72 h | 120 h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECMWF | 49 (1) | — | — | — |
| ECMWF ENS | 44 (1) | — | — | — |
| GFS | 65 (1) | — | — | — |
| GEFS | 65 (1) | — | — | — |
| Google DeepMind | 46 (1) | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-24 00Z | 11.0°N 16.4°W | 15 | — | TD |
| 2026-08-24 06Z | 11.0°N 17.1°W | 15 | — | TD |
| 2026-08-24 12Z | 11.0°N 17.8°W | 15 | — | TD |
| 2026-08-24 18Z | 11.0°N 18.5°W | 20 | 1010 | TD |
| 2026-08-25 00Z | 11.2°N 19.3°W | 20 | 1010 | TD |
| 2026-08-25 06Z | 11.8°N 20.6°W | 25 | 1010 | TD |
| 2026-08-25 12Z | 12.3°N 22.0°W | 25 | 1009 | TD |
| 2026-08-25 18Z | 12.9°N 23.6°W | 25 | 1009 | TD |
| 2026-08-26 00Z | 13.3°N 24.7°W | 25 | 1010 | TD |
| 2026-08-26 06Z | 13.5°N 26.9°W | 30 | 1008 | TD |
| 2026-08-26 12Z | 13.5°N 29.0°W | 30 | 1009 | TD |
| 2026-08-26 18Z | 13.2°N 31.0°W | 30 | 1007 | TD |
| 2026-08-27 00Z | 13.2°N 33.1°W | 30 | 1008 | TD |
| 2026-08-27 06Z | 13.4°N 35.3°W | 30 | 1008 | TD |
| 2026-08-27 12Z | 13.5°N 37.5°W | 35 | 1007 | TS |
| 2026-08-27 18Z | 13.6°N 39.4°W | 35 | 1007 | TS |
| 2026-08-28 00Z | 13.9°N 41.4°W | 35 | 1007 | TS |
| 2026-08-28 06Z | 14.3°N 43.7°W | 35 | 1007 | TS |
| 2026-08-28 12Z | 14.8°N 45.8°W | 35 | 1008 | TS |
| 2026-08-28 18Z | 15.7°N 48.7°W | 35 | 1008 | TS |
| 2026-08-29 00Z | 16.0°N 51.0°W | 35 | 1008 | TS |
| 2026-08-29 06Z | 16.3°N 53.5°W | 35 | 1008 | TS |
| 2026-08-29 12Z | 16.6°N 55.8°W | 30 | 1008 | TD |
| 2026-08-29 18Z | 16.9°N 57.8°W | 30 | 1009 | TD |
| 2026-08-30 00Z | 17.2°N 59.5°W | 30 | 1009 | TD |
| 2026-08-30 06Z | 17.5°N 61.8°W | 30 | 1010 | TD |
| 2026-08-30 12Z | 17.9°N 64.1°W | 30 | 1010 | TD |
| 2026-08-30 18Z | 18.4°N 66.3°W | 30 | 1012 | TD |
| 2026-08-31 00Z | 18.7°N 67.7°W | 30 | 1012 | TD |
| 2026-08-31 06Z | 19.4°N 69.3°W | 30 | 1013 | TD |
| 2026-08-31 12Z | 20.0°N 70.6°W | 30 | 1013 | TD |