2026 tropical cyclone season · North Atlantic
Hurricane Edouard Edouard · AL052026
Hurricane Edouard was tracked in the North Atlantic from 2026-08-28 to 2026-09-03 (6 days), peaking at 50 kt (TS) with a minimum pressure of 998 hPa. 94 archived forecasts from NHC, ECMWF, ECMWF ENS, GFS, GEFS, Google DeepMind are verified against its best track.
- ATCF ID
- AL052026
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Tracked
- 2026-08-28 → 2026-09-03 (6 days)
- Peak wind
- 50 kt · 26 m/s · TS
- Minimum pressure
- 998 hPa
- Archived forecasts
- 94
- Sources
- NHC · ECMWF · ECMWF ENS · GFS · GEFS · Google DeepMind
Forecast track error (km)
| Source | 24 h | 48 h | 72 h | 120 h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NHC | 23 (4) | — | — | — |
| ECMWF | 39 (4) | — | — | — |
| ECMWF ENS | 54 (4) | — | — | — |
| GFS | 73 (4) | — | — | — |
| GEFS | 73 (4) | — | — | — |
| Google DeepMind | 28 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-28 18Z | 29.6°N 87.3°W | 20 | 1015 | TD |
| 2026-08-29 00Z | 29.4°N 87.3°W | 20 | 1015 | TD |
| 2026-08-29 06Z | 29.0°N 87.7°W | 20 | 1015 | TD |
| 2026-08-29 12Z | 28.8°N 87.5°W | 15 | 1015 | TD |
| 2026-08-29 18Z | 28.8°N 87.2°W | 20 | 1015 | TD |
| 2026-08-30 00Z | 28.3°N 87.9°W | 20 | 1015 | TD |
| 2026-08-30 06Z | 28.0°N 88.7°W | 20 | 1014 | TD |
| 2026-08-30 12Z | 27.9°N 89.3°W | 20 | 1013 | TD |
| 2026-08-30 18Z | 27.7°N 89.5°W | 20 | 1013 | TD |
| 2026-08-31 00Z | 27.5°N 89.8°W | 25 | 1012 | TD |
| 2026-08-31 06Z | 27.3°N 90.3°W | 30 | 1012 | TD |
| 2026-08-31 12Z | 27.9°N 90.5°W | 30 | 1013 | TD |
| 2026-08-31 18Z | 28.1°N 91.0°W | 30 | 1012 | TD |
| 2026-09-01 00Z | 28.4°N 91.6°W | 35 | 1008 | TS |
| 2026-09-01 06Z | 28.9°N 92.4°W | 35 | 1005 | TS |
| 2026-09-01 12Z | 29.3°N 93.0°W | 40 | 1001 | TS |
| 2026-09-01 18Z | 29.7°N 93.6°W | 50 | 998 | TS |
| 2026-09-02 00Z | 30.2°N 94.2°W | 40 | 1000 | TS |
| 2026-09-02 06Z | 30.6°N 94.9°W | 30 | 1004 | TD |
| 2026-09-02 12Z | 31.0°N 94.8°W | 30 | 1004 | TD |
| 2026-09-02 18Z | 31.4°N 95.1°W | 20 | 1011 | TD |
| 2026-09-03 00Z | 32.0°N 95.5°W | 20 | 1011 | TD |
| 2026-09-03 06Z | 32.4°N 96.3°W | 20 | 1012 | TD |