2026 tropical cyclone season · North Atlantic
Hurricane Gonzalo Gonzalo · AL072026
Hurricane Gonzalo was tracked in the North Atlantic from 2026-09-22 to 2026-09-26 (4 days), peaking at 45 kt (TS) with a minimum pressure of 1000 hPa. 110 archived forecasts from NHC, ECMWF, ECMWF ENS, GFS, GEFS, Google DeepMind are verified against its best track.
- ATCF ID
- AL072026
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Tracked
- 2026-09-22 → 2026-09-26 (4 days)
- Peak wind
- 45 kt · 23 m/s · TS
- Minimum pressure
- 1000 hPa
- Archived forecasts
- 110
- Sources
- NHC · ECMWF · ECMWF ENS · GFS · GEFS · Google DeepMind
Forecast track error (km)
| Source | 24 h | 48 h | 72 h | 120 h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NHC | 58 (4) | — | — | — |
| ECMWF | 109 (4) | — | — | — |
| ECMWF ENS | 97 (4) | — | — | — |
| GFS | 265 (4) | — | — | — |
| GEFS | 185 (4) | — | — | — |
| Google DeepMind | 49 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 18Z | 8.0°N 13.5°W | 15 | — | TD |
| 2026-09-23 00Z | 8.0°N 14.0°W | 15 | — | TD |
| 2026-09-23 06Z | 8.5°N 15.5°W | 15 | — | TD |
| 2026-09-23 12Z | 9.3°N 16.5°W | 25 | 1009 | TD |
| 2026-09-23 18Z | 10.0°N 17.2°W | 25 | 1008 | TD |
| 2026-09-24 00Z | 11.0°N 19.0°W | 25 | 1008 | TD |
| 2026-09-24 06Z | 11.5°N 20.2°W | 25 | 1007 | TD |
| 2026-09-24 12Z | 11.9°N 20.8°W | 25 | 1007 | TD |
| 2026-09-24 18Z | 12.4°N 21.4°W | 30 | 1007 | TD |
| 2026-09-25 00Z | 12.9°N 22.0°W | 40 | 1004 | TS |
| 2026-09-25 06Z | 13.7°N 22.3°W | 40 | 1004 | TS |
| 2026-09-25 12Z | 14.6°N 22.5°W | 45 | 1000 | TS |
| 2026-09-25 18Z | 15.7°N 22.6°W | 45 | 1000 | TS |
| 2026-09-26 00Z | 16.5°N 22.5°W | 40 | 1002 | TS |
| 2026-09-26 06Z | 17.2°N 22.9°W | 40 | 1002 | TS |
| 2026-09-26 12Z | 18.3°N 22.9°W | 35 | 1004 | TS |
| 2026-09-26 18Z | 19.0°N 23.2°W | 35 | 1005 | TS |