2026 tropical cyclone season · Southern Hemisphere
Cyclone Dudzai Dudzai · SH142026
Cyclone Dudzai was tracked in the Southern Hemisphere from 2026-01-09 to 2026-01-22 (13 days), peaking at 124 kt (H4) with a minimum pressure of 940 hPa. 52 archived forecasts from ECMWF, ECMWF ENS are verified against its best track; at 48 hours the closest was ECMWF ENS, 98 km off on average.
- ATCF ID
- SH142026
- Basin
- Southern Hemisphere
- Tracked
- 2026-01-09 → 2026-01-22 (13 days)
- Peak wind
- 124 kt · 64 m/s · H4
- Minimum pressure
- 940 hPa
- Archived forecasts
- 52
- Sources
- ECMWF · ECMWF ENS
Forecast track error (km)
| Source | 24 h | 48 h | 72 h | 120 h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECMWF ENS | 39 (33) | 98 (31) | 168 (27) | 308 (21) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-10 18Z | 13.9°S 76.0°E | 39 | 1000 | TS |
| 2026-01-11 00Z | 14.4°S 76.5°E | 51 | 996 | TS |
| 2026-01-11 06Z | 15.0°S 77.0°E | 54 | 994 | TS |
| 2026-01-11 12Z | 15.5°S 77.0°E | 60 | 988 | TS |
| 2026-01-11 18Z | 16.0°S 77.4°E | 74 | 979 | H1 |
| 2026-01-12 00Z | 16.3°S 77.8°E | 84 | 974 | H2 |
| 2026-01-12 06Z | 16.6°S 77.8°E | 99 | 962 | H3 |
| 2026-01-12 12Z | 16.8°S 77.9°E | 115 | 948 | H4 |
| 2026-01-12 18Z | 17.0°S 78.0°E | 115 | 948 | H4 |
| 2026-01-13 00Z | 17.2°S 78.1°E | 109 | 952 | H3 |
| 2026-01-13 06Z | 17.3°S 78.0°E | 99 | 954 | H3 |
| 2026-01-13 12Z | 17.4°S 77.9°E | 89 | 965 | H2 |
| 2026-01-13 18Z | 17.2°S 77.6°E | 80 | 977 | H1 |
| 2026-01-14 00Z | 17.3°S 77.4°E | 74 | 978 | H1 |
| 2026-01-14 06Z | 17.2°S 77.1°E | 64 | 985 | H1 |
| 2026-01-14 12Z | 17.2°S 76.7°E | 64 | 987 | H1 |
| 2026-01-14 18Z | 17.2°S 76.2°E | 70 | 984 | H1 |
| 2026-01-15 00Z | 17.2°S 75.2°E | 84 | 974 | H2 |
| 2026-01-15 06Z | 17.1°S 74.3°E | 93 | 967 | H2 |
| 2026-01-15 12Z | 17.1°S 73.6°E | 109 | 952 | H3 |
| 2026-01-15 18Z | 16.9°S 72.7°E | 119 | 942 | H4 |
| 2026-01-16 00Z | 16.8°S 72.1°E | 124 | 940 | H4 |
| 2026-01-16 06Z | 16.8°S 71.3°E | 119 | 944 | H4 |
| 2026-01-16 12Z | 17.0°S 70.4°E | 109 | 951 | H3 |
| 2026-01-16 18Z | 17.2°S 69.6°E | 99 | 963 | H3 |
| 2026-01-17 00Z | 17.4°S 68.9°E | 89 | 971 | H2 |
| 2026-01-17 06Z | 17.5°S 67.9°E | 70 | 985 | H1 |
| 2026-01-17 12Z | 18.0°S 67.4°E | 54 | 994 | TS |
| 2026-01-17 18Z | 18.5°S 66.8°E | 54 | 994 | TS |
| 2026-01-18 00Z | 18.9°S 66.5°E | 54 | 993 | TS |
| 2026-01-18 06Z | 20.3°S 65.5°E | 60 | 991 | TS |
| 2026-01-18 12Z | 20.8°S 65.0°E | 51 | 996 | TS |
| 2026-01-18 18Z | 21.0°S 64.0°E | 51 | 995 | TS |
| 2026-01-19 00Z | 21.1°S 62.8°E | 51 | 993 | TS |
| 2026-01-19 06Z | 21.1°S 61.6°E | 51 | 994 | TS |
| 2026-01-19 12Z | 21.7°S 60.7°E | 51 | 995 | TS |
| 2026-01-19 18Z | 22.0°S 59.6°E | 51 | 994 | TS |
| 2026-01-20 00Z | 22.9°S 58.4°E | 54 | 994 | TS |
| 2026-01-20 06Z | 23.6°S 57.7°E | 51 | 993 | TS |
| 2026-01-20 12Z | 24.9°S 57.0°E | 54 | 988 | TS |
| 2026-01-20 18Z | 26.2°S 56.7°E | 54 | 988 | TS |
| 2026-01-21 00Z | 27.6°S 57.3°E | 51 | 989 | TS |
| 2026-01-21 06Z | 29.8°S 58.0°E | 60 | 984 | TS |