2026 tropical cyclone season · western North Pacific
Typhoon Mekkhala Mekkhala · WP072026
Typhoon Mekkhala was tracked in the western North Pacific from 2026-06-18 to 2026-06-27 (9 days), peaking at 124 kt (H4) with a minimum pressure of 934 hPa. 72 archived forecasts from ECMWF, ECMWF ENS are verified against its best track; at 48 hours the closest was ECMWF ENS, 134 km off on average.
- ATCF ID
- WP072026
- Basin
- western North Pacific
- Tracked
- 2026-06-18 → 2026-06-27 (9 days)
- Peak wind
- 124 kt · 64 m/s · H4
- Minimum pressure
- 934 hPa
- Archived forecasts
- 72
- Sources
- ECMWF · ECMWF ENS
Forecast track error (km)
| Source | 24 h | 48 h | 72 h | 120 h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECMWF | 54 (31) | 139 (27) | 296 (22) | 238 (14) |
| ECMWF ENS | 50 (31) | 134 (28) | 249 (24) | 252 (16) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-18 18Z | 12.2°N 145.1°E | 29 | 1004 | TD |
| 2026-06-19 00Z | 12.9°N 143.1°E | 29 | 1005 | TD |
| 2026-06-19 06Z | 13.3°N 141.8°E | 29 | 1003 | TD |
| 2026-06-19 12Z | 13.7°N 140.2°E | 35 | 1002 | TS |
| 2026-06-19 18Z | 14.0°N 138.6°E | 39 | 1000 | TS |
| 2026-06-20 00Z | 14.2°N 137.8°E | 45 | 997 | TS |
| 2026-06-20 06Z | 14.1°N 136.8°E | 45 | 997 | TS |
| 2026-06-20 12Z | 14.3°N 135.4°E | 51 | 995 | TS |
| 2026-06-20 18Z | 14.7°N 134.2°E | 54 | 993 | TS |
| 2026-06-21 00Z | 15.4°N 133.0°E | 54 | 993 | TS |
| 2026-06-21 06Z | 16.1°N 131.9°E | 64 | 988 | H1 |
| 2026-06-21 12Z | 16.5°N 130.6°E | 74 | 981 | H1 |
| 2026-06-21 18Z | 17.3°N 128.9°E | 80 | 976 | H1 |
| 2026-06-22 00Z | 17.4°N 127.8°E | 99 | 961 | H3 |
| 2026-06-22 06Z | 17.9°N 126.9°E | 115 | 947 | H4 |
| 2026-06-22 12Z | 18.1°N 126.1°E | 124 | 937 | H4 |
| 2026-06-22 18Z | 18.3°N 125.6°E | 124 | 934 | H4 |
| 2026-06-23 00Z | 18.9°N 125.2°E | 115 | 943 | H4 |
| 2026-06-23 06Z | 19.1°N 124.8°E | 109 | 946 | H3 |
| 2026-06-23 12Z | 19.6°N 124.7°E | 99 | 954 | H3 |
| 2026-06-23 18Z | 20.2°N 124.8°E | 84 | 965 | H2 |
| 2026-06-24 00Z | 21.0°N 124.6°E | 74 | 974 | H1 |
| 2026-06-24 06Z | 21.8°N 124.8°E | 70 | 975 | H1 |
| 2026-06-24 12Z | 22.1°N 124.8°E | 64 | 978 | H1 |
| 2026-06-24 18Z | 22.6°N 125.0°E | 54 | 983 | TS |
| 2026-06-25 00Z | 23.7°N 125.3°E | 51 | 986 | TS |
| 2026-06-25 06Z | 24.8°N 126.0°E | 51 | 986 | TS |
| 2026-06-25 12Z | 25.5°N 126.2°E | 51 | 984 | TS |
| 2026-06-25 18Z | 26.8°N 126.5°E | 39 | 991 | TS |
| 2026-06-26 00Z | 27.5°N 127.0°E | 35 | 993 | TS |
| 2026-06-26 06Z | 28.0°N 128.0°E | 35 | 992 | TS |
| 2026-06-26 12Z | 28.5°N 129.3°E | 35 | 993 | TS |
| 2026-06-26 18Z | 29.6°N 131.2°E | 35 | 994 | TS |
| 2026-06-27 00Z | 31.6°N 133.2°E | 35 | 995 | TS |
| 2026-06-27 06Z | 32.7°N 135.8°E | 39 | 992 | TS |
| 2026-06-27 12Z | 35.5°N 141.4°E | 39 | 993 | TS |