2026 tropical cyclone season · eastern North Pacific
Hurricane Elida Elida · EP052026
Hurricane Elida was tracked in the eastern North Pacific from 2026-07-12 to 2026-07-20 (8 days), peaking at 60 kt (TS) with a minimum pressure of 990 hPa. 190 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, 64 km off on average.
- ATCF ID
- EP052026
- Basin
- eastern North Pacific
- Tracked
- 2026-07-12 → 2026-07-20 (8 days)
- Peak wind
- 60 kt · 31 m/s · TS
- Minimum pressure
- 990 hPa
- Archived forecasts
- 190
- Sources
- NHC · ECMWF · ECMWF ENS · GFS · GEFS · Google DeepMind
Forecast track error (km)
| Source | 24 h | 48 h | 72 h | 120 h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NHC | 53 (20) | 67 (16) | 67 (12) | 145 (4) |
| ECMWF | 63 (20) | 92 (16) | 149 (12) | 355 (4) |
| ECMWF ENS | 53 (20) | 80 (16) | 117 (12) | 220 (4) |
| GFS | 68 (20) | 115 (16) | 136 (12) | 103 (4) |
| GEFS | 63 (20) | 94 (16) | 111 (12) | 145 (4) |
| Google DeepMind | 34 (20) | 64 (16) | 68 (12) | 169 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-12 12Z | 11.6°N 95.4°W | 25 | — | TD |
| 2026-07-12 18Z | 11.8°N 96.7°W | 25 | — | TD |
| 2026-07-13 00Z | 12.0°N 98.1°W | 25 | — | TD |
| 2026-07-13 06Z | 12.3°N 99.5°W | 25 | — | TD |
| 2026-07-13 12Z | 12.8°N 101.0°W | 30 | 1009 | TD |
| 2026-07-13 18Z | 13.5°N 102.4°W | 30 | 1008 | TD |
| 2026-07-14 00Z | 14.1°N 103.5°W | 30 | 1009 | TD |
| 2026-07-14 06Z | 14.4°N 105.3°W | 30 | 1008 | TD |
| 2026-07-14 12Z | 14.5°N 107.1°W | 30 | 1007 | TD |
| 2026-07-14 18Z | 14.7°N 108.6°W | 30 | 1006 | TD |
| 2026-07-15 00Z | 14.7°N 109.7°W | 30 | 1006 | TD |
| 2026-07-15 06Z | 15.0°N 111.3°W | 35 | 1003 | TS |
| 2026-07-15 12Z | 15.2°N 112.8°W | 40 | 1001 | TS |
| 2026-07-15 18Z | 15.3°N 113.7°W | 45 | 999 | TS |
| 2026-07-16 00Z | 15.4°N 114.7°W | 45 | 999 | TS |
| 2026-07-16 06Z | 15.5°N 115.8°W | 50 | 997 | TS |
| 2026-07-16 12Z | 15.6°N 116.9°W | 50 | 997 | TS |
| 2026-07-16 18Z | 15.7°N 117.9°W | 50 | 997 | TS |
| 2026-07-17 00Z | 15.8°N 118.8°W | 55 | 994 | TS |
| 2026-07-17 06Z | 15.9°N 119.6°W | 55 | 994 | TS |
| 2026-07-17 12Z | 16.3°N 120.4°W | 55 | 994 | TS |
| 2026-07-17 18Z | 16.7°N 121.4°W | 55 | 994 | TS |
| 2026-07-18 00Z | 17.1°N 122.1°W | 55 | 992 | TS |
| 2026-07-18 06Z | 17.6°N 122.5°W | 55 | 992 | TS |
| 2026-07-18 12Z | 18.5°N 123.0°W | 60 | 990 | TS |
| 2026-07-18 18Z | 19.2°N 123.8°W | 60 | 990 | TS |
| 2026-07-19 00Z | 20.1°N 124.5°W | 60 | 990 | TS |
| 2026-07-19 06Z | 21.7°N 125.1°W | 50 | 996 | TS |
| 2026-07-19 12Z | 22.2°N 125.5°W | 50 | 996 | TS |
| 2026-07-19 18Z | 22.6°N 125.9°W | 50 | 996 | TS |
| 2026-07-20 00Z | 23.5°N 126.5°W | 45 | 996 | TS |
| 2026-07-20 06Z | 24.6°N 127.0°W | 45 | 996 | TS |
| 2026-07-20 12Z | 25.7°N 127.1°W | 40 | 998 | TS |