2026 tropical cyclone season · western North Pacific
Typhoon Dolphin Dolphin · WP122026
Typhoon Dolphin was tracked in the western North Pacific from 2026-07-27 to 2026-08-09 (14 days), peaking at 144 kt (H5) with a minimum pressure of 915 hPa. 117 archived forecasts from ECMWF, ECMWF ENS are verified against its best track; at 48 hours the closest was ECMWF, 64 km off on average.
- ATCF ID
- WP122026
- Basin
- western North Pacific
- Tracked
- 2026-07-27 → 2026-08-09 (14 days)
- Peak wind
- 144 kt · 74 m/s · H5
- Minimum pressure
- 915 hPa
- Archived forecasts
- 117
- Sources
- ECMWF · ECMWF ENS
Forecast track error (km)
| Source | 24 h | 48 h | 72 h | 120 h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECMWF | 36 (52) | 64 (48) | 100 (44) | 172 (36) |
| ECMWF ENS | 32 (48) | 79 (45) | 173 (43) | 435 (36) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-27 00Z | 12.8°N 178.3°E | 29 | 1002 | TD |
| 2026-07-27 06Z | 13.4°N 176.7°E | 35 | 1001 | TS |
| 2026-07-27 12Z | 13.6°N 175.2°E | 45 | 998 | TS |
| 2026-07-27 18Z | 13.2°N 173.7°E | 45 | 997 | TS |
| 2026-07-28 00Z | 13.0°N 172.8°E | 60 | 988 | TS |
| 2026-07-28 06Z | 13.3°N 171.7°E | 74 | 980 | H1 |
| 2026-07-28 12Z | 13.4°N 170.7°E | 99 | 960 | H3 |
| 2026-07-28 18Z | 13.7°N 169.9°E | 124 | 937 | H4 |
| 2026-07-29 00Z | 14.1°N 169.1°E | 119 | 941 | H4 |
| 2026-07-29 06Z | 14.5°N 168.4°E | 119 | 941 | H4 |
| 2026-07-29 12Z | 15.2°N 167.7°E | 128 | 935 | H4 |
| 2026-07-29 18Z | 15.8°N 166.8°E | 144 | 915 | H5 |
| 2026-07-30 00Z | 16.4°N 165.7°E | 138 | 921 | H5 |
| 2026-07-30 06Z | 16.9°N 164.9°E | 138 | 919 | H5 |
| 2026-07-30 12Z | 17.5°N 163.9°E | 128 | 931 | H4 |
| 2026-07-30 18Z | 17.9°N 162.9°E | 134 | 924 | H4 |
| 2026-07-31 00Z | 18.3°N 161.9°E | 134 | 924 | H4 |
| 2026-07-31 06Z | 18.6°N 161.0°E | 138 | 915 | H5 |
| 2026-07-31 12Z | 19.1°N 160.1°E | 128 | 927 | H4 |
| 2026-07-31 18Z | 19.8°N 159.1°E | 124 | 932 | H4 |
| 2026-08-01 00Z | 20.2°N 158.3°E | 124 | 933 | H4 |
| 2026-08-01 06Z | 20.8°N 157.5°E | 119 | 937 | H4 |
| 2026-08-01 12Z | 21.6°N 156.2°E | 119 | 937 | H4 |
| 2026-08-01 18Z | 22.1°N 154.9°E | 124 | 930 | H4 |
| 2026-08-02 00Z | 22.7°N 153.5°E | 124 | 931 | H4 |
| 2026-08-02 06Z | 23.2°N 152.2°E | 119 | 935 | H4 |
| 2026-08-02 12Z | 23.6°N 150.9°E | 109 | 943 | H3 |
| 2026-08-02 18Z | 24.0°N 149.4°E | 105 | 945 | H3 |
| 2026-08-03 00Z | 24.4°N 148.4°E | 99 | 949 | H3 |
| 2026-08-03 06Z | 25.0°N 147.1°E | 93 | 949 | H2 |
| 2026-08-03 12Z | 25.0°N 145.7°E | 89 | 955 | H2 |
| 2026-08-03 18Z | 25.1°N 144.2°E | 93 | 952 | H2 |
| 2026-08-04 00Z | 25.1°N 143.2°E | 99 | 947 | H3 |
| 2026-08-04 06Z | 25.3°N 141.9°E | 115 | 933 | H4 |
| 2026-08-04 12Z | 25.2°N 140.6°E | 109 | 935 | H3 |
| 2026-08-04 18Z | 25.3°N 139.3°E | 105 | 935 | H3 |
| 2026-08-05 00Z | 25.4°N 138.3°E | 99 | 943 | H3 |
| 2026-08-05 06Z | 25.6°N 137.2°E | 99 | 941 | H3 |
| 2026-08-05 12Z | 25.9°N 136.2°E | 89 | 949 | H2 |
| 2026-08-05 18Z | 26.3°N 135.0°E | 80 | 956 | H1 |
| 2026-08-06 00Z | 26.2°N 133.5°E | 80 | 956 | H1 |
| 2026-08-06 06Z | 26.6°N 132.6°E | 80 | 956 | H1 |
| 2026-08-06 12Z | 26.5°N 131.5°E | 80 | 957 | H1 |
| 2026-08-06 18Z | 26.9°N 130.4°E | 80 | 957 | H1 |
| 2026-08-07 00Z | 27.2°N 128.8°E | 84 | 955 | H2 |
| 2026-08-07 06Z | 26.7°N 128.1°E | 89 | 951 | H2 |
| 2026-08-07 12Z | 27.2°N 127.2°E | 89 | 951 | H2 |
| 2026-08-07 18Z | 26.6°N 126.5°E | 89 | 948 | H2 |
| 2026-08-08 00Z | 27.0°N 126.0°E | 80 | 954 | H1 |
| 2026-08-08 06Z | 26.9°N 125.2°E | 74 | 956 | H1 |
| 2026-08-08 12Z | 27.0°N 124.8°E | 74 | 950 | H1 |
| 2026-08-08 18Z | 27.2°N 124.0°E | 74 | 955 | H1 |
| 2026-08-09 00Z | 27.8°N 123.2°E | 70 | 959 | H1 |
| 2026-08-09 06Z | 28.1°N 121.9°E | 74 | 954 | H1 |
| 2026-08-09 12Z | 27.9°N 120.6°E | 64 | 958 | H1 |
| 2026-08-09 18Z | 27.9°N 119.7°E | 54 | 970 | TS |