2026 tropical cyclone season · North Atlantic
Hurricane Josephine Josephine · AL102026
Hurricane Josephine was tracked in the North Atlantic from 2026-10-18 to 2026-10-22 (4 days), peaking at 55 kt (TS) with a minimum pressure of 988 hPa. 102 archived forecasts from NHC, ECMWF, ECMWF ENS, GFS, GEFS, Google DeepMind are verified against its best track.
- ATCF ID
- AL102026
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Tracked
- 2026-10-18 → 2026-10-22 (4 days)
- Peak wind
- 55 kt · 28 m/s · TS
- Minimum pressure
- 988 hPa
- Archived forecasts
- 102
- Sources
- NHC · ECMWF · ECMWF ENS · GFS · GEFS · Google DeepMind
Forecast track error (km)
| Source | 24 h | 48 h | 72 h | 120 h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NHC | 53 (1) | — | — | — |
| ECMWF | 28 (1) | — | — | — |
| ECMWF ENS | 29 (1) | — | — | — |
| GFS | 24 (1) | — | — | — |
| GEFS | 18 (1) | — | — | — |
| Google DeepMind | 24 (1) | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-18 18Z | 31.0°N 71.4°W | 40 | 1010 | TS |
| 2026-10-19 00Z | 31.8°N 71.0°W | 40 | 1010 | TS |
| 2026-10-19 06Z | 32.4°N 70.9°W | 45 | 1008 | TS |
| 2026-10-19 12Z | 32.9°N 70.8°W | 45 | 1007 | TS |
| 2026-10-19 18Z | 33.8°N 70.6°W | 45 | 1002 | TS |
| 2026-10-20 00Z | 35.3°N 70.9°W | 45 | 1002 | TS |
| 2026-10-20 06Z | 35.3°N 70.5°W | 45 | 1002 | TS |
| 2026-10-20 12Z | 35.6°N 70.2°W | 45 | 1000 | TS |
| 2026-10-20 18Z | 36.3°N 69.4°W | 45 | 997 | TS |
| 2026-10-21 00Z | 36.6°N 69.4°W | 45 | 997 | TS |
| 2026-10-21 06Z | 36.8°N 69.4°W | 45 | 997 | TS |
| 2026-10-21 12Z | 36.9°N 69.5°W | 50 | 992 | TS |
| 2026-10-21 18Z | 37.1°N 69.6°W | 55 | 990 | TS |
| 2026-10-22 00Z | 37.5°N 69.5°W | 55 | 988 | TS |
| 2026-10-22 06Z | 38.3°N 68.9°W | 55 | 988 | TS |
| 2026-10-22 12Z | 38.9°N 68.0°W | 55 | 988 | TS |
| 2026-10-22 18Z | 39.5°N 66.8°W | 55 | 988 | TS |