2026 tropical cyclone season · western North Pacific
Typhoon In-Fa In-Fa · WP302026
Typhoon In-Fa was tracked in the western North Pacific from 2026-10-21 to 2026-11-02 (12 days), peaking at 130 kt (H4). 251 archived forecasts from JTWC, ECMWF, ECMWF ENS, GFS, GEFS are verified against its best track; at 48 hours the closest was ECMWF, 51 km off on average.
- ATCF ID
- WP302026
- Basin
- western North Pacific
- Tracked
- 2026-10-21 → 2026-11-02 (12 days)
- Peak wind
- 130 kt · 67 m/s · H4
- Minimum pressure
- —
- Archived forecasts
- 251
- Sources
- JTWC · ECMWF · ECMWF ENS · GFS · GEFS
Forecast track error (km)
| Source | 24 h | 48 h | 72 h | 120 h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JTWC | 49 (38) | 82 (34) | 118 (30) | 268 (22) |
| ECMWF | 34 (40) | 51 (36) | 95 (32) | 222 (24) |
| ECMWF ENS | 28 (40) | 58 (36) | 111 (32) | 307 (24) |
| GFS | 68 (40) | 119 (36) | 220 (32) | 411 (24) |
| GEFS | 70 (40) | 127 (36) | 232 (32) | 486 (24) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-21 12Z | 10.9°N 166.5°E | 15 | — | TD |
| 2026-10-21 18Z | 11.0°N 166.8°E | 15 | — | TD |
| 2026-10-22 00Z | 11.4°N 166.9°E | 15 | — | TD |
| 2026-10-22 06Z | 11.9°N 166.6°E | 15 | — | TD |
| 2026-10-22 12Z | 12.0°N 166.0°E | 20 | — | TD |
| 2026-10-22 18Z | 11.6°N 165.6°E | 20 | — | TD |
| 2026-10-23 00Z | 11.0°N 165.8°E | 25 | — | TD |
| 2026-10-23 06Z | 10.8°N 166.3°E | 25 | — | TD |
| 2026-10-23 12Z | 10.7°N 166.2°E | 30 | — | TD |
| 2026-10-23 18Z | 10.5°N 166.1°E | 35 | — | TS |
| 2026-10-24 00Z | 10.4°N 166.1°E | 45 | — | TS |
| 2026-10-24 06Z | 10.3°N 166.1°E | 45 | — | TS |
| 2026-10-24 12Z | 10.6°N 166.0°E | 50 | — | TS |
| 2026-10-24 18Z | 11.1°N 165.6°E | 50 | — | TS |
| 2026-10-25 00Z | 11.5°N 165.3°E | 55 | — | TS |
| 2026-10-25 06Z | 12.2°N 165.0°E | 65 | — | H1 |
| 2026-10-25 12Z | 12.8°N 164.5°E | 75 | — | H1 |
| 2026-10-25 18Z | 13.3°N 163.9°E | 80 | — | H1 |
| 2026-10-26 00Z | 13.8°N 163.3°E | 90 | — | H2 |
| 2026-10-26 06Z | 14.0°N 163.0°E | 115 | — | H4 |
| 2026-10-26 12Z | 14.1°N 162.7°E | 115 | — | H4 |
| 2026-10-26 18Z | 14.2°N 162.5°E | 105 | — | H3 |
| 2026-10-27 00Z | 14.3°N 162.4°E | 105 | — | H3 |
| 2026-10-27 06Z | 14.5°N 162.1°E | 105 | — | H3 |
| 2026-10-27 12Z | 14.5°N 161.5°E | 105 | — | H3 |
| 2026-10-27 18Z | 14.6°N 160.9°E | 110 | — | H3 |
| 2026-10-28 00Z | 14.9°N 159.9°E | 120 | — | H4 |
| 2026-10-28 06Z | 15.1°N 158.9°E | 130 | — | H4 |
| 2026-10-28 12Z | 15.4°N 157.6°E | 125 | — | H4 |
| 2026-10-28 18Z | 15.6°N 156.2°E | 120 | — | H4 |
| 2026-10-29 00Z | 15.9°N 154.6°E | 115 | — | H4 |
| 2026-10-29 06Z | 16.3°N 152.9°E | 120 | — | H4 |
| 2026-10-29 12Z | 16.6°N 151.3°E | 130 | — | H4 |
| 2026-10-29 18Z | 17.1°N 149.6°E | 130 | — | H4 |
| 2026-10-30 00Z | 17.8°N 147.7°E | 125 | — | H4 |
| 2026-10-30 06Z | 18.8°N 146.1°E | 120 | — | H4 |
| 2026-10-30 12Z | 19.6°N 144.5°E | 115 | — | H4 |
| 2026-10-30 18Z | 20.5°N 143.4°E | 115 | — | H4 |
| 2026-10-31 00Z | 21.4°N 142.9°E | 115 | — | H4 |
| 2026-10-31 06Z | 22.2°N 142.9°E | 115 | — | H4 |
| 2026-10-31 12Z | 22.8°N 143.5°E | 105 | — | H3 |
| 2026-10-31 18Z | 22.9°N 143.9°E | 100 | — | H3 |
| 2026-11-01 00Z | 22.8°N 144.3°E | 95 | — | H2 |
| 2026-11-01 06Z | 22.4°N 144.1°E | 90 | — | H2 |
| 2026-11-01 12Z | 22.0°N 143.5°E | 80 | — | H1 |
| 2026-11-01 18Z | 22.0°N 142.8°E | 75 | — | H1 |
| 2026-11-02 00Z | 22.2°N 141.8°E | 75 | — | H1 |
| 2026-11-02 06Z | 22.6°N 140.9°E | 70 | — | H1 |
| 2026-11-02 12Z | 22.9°N 140.3°E | 65 | — | H1 |
| 2026-11-02 18Z | 23.2°N 139.9°E | 65 | — | H1 |