2026 tropical cyclone season · western North Pacific
Typhoon Narra Narra · WP182026
Typhoon Narra was tracked in the western North Pacific from 2026-08-20 to 2026-08-26 (6 days), peaking at 39 kt (TS) with a minimum pressure of 989 hPa. 54 archived forecasts from ECMWF, ECMWF ENS are verified against its best track; at 48 hours the closest was ECMWF, 103 km off on average.
- ATCF ID
- WP182026
- Basin
- western North Pacific
- Tracked
- 2026-08-20 → 2026-08-26 (6 days)
- Peak wind
- 39 kt · 20 m/s · TS
- Minimum pressure
- 989 hPa
- Archived forecasts
- 54
- Sources
- ECMWF · ECMWF ENS
Forecast track error (km)
| Source | 24 h | 48 h | 72 h | 120 h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECMWF | 36 (17) | 103 (14) | 179 (10) | 390 (2) |
| ECMWF ENS | 39 (17) | 111 (14) | 202 (10) | 386 (2) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-20 18Z | 20.1°N 108.4°E | 25 | 995 | TD |
| 2026-08-21 00Z | 20.2°N 108.6°E | 25 | 995 | TD |
| 2026-08-21 06Z | 20.6°N 108.6°E | 29 | 995 | TD |
| 2026-08-21 12Z | 20.8°N 108.8°E | 35 | 994 | TS |
| 2026-08-21 18Z | 21.0°N 108.8°E | 35 | 995 | TS |
| 2026-08-22 00Z | 21.1°N 108.7°E | 35 | 994 | TS |
| 2026-08-22 06Z | 21.1°N 108.1°E | 29 | 995 | TD |
| 2026-08-22 12Z | 21.0°N 108.0°E | 29 | 995 | TD |
| 2026-08-22 18Z | 21.0°N 108.3°E | 29 | 995 | TD |
| 2026-08-23 00Z | 20.8°N 107.9°E | 35 | 994 | TS |
| 2026-08-23 06Z | 20.6°N 108.1°E | 35 | 993 | TS |
| 2026-08-23 12Z | 20.5°N 108.1°E | 39 | 992 | TS |
| 2026-08-23 18Z | 20.4°N 107.8°E | 39 | 992 | TS |
| 2026-08-24 00Z | 20.3°N 107.6°E | 39 | 991 | TS |
| 2026-08-24 06Z | 19.9°N 107.3°E | 39 | 989 | TS |
| 2026-08-24 12Z | 19.6°N 107.3°E | 39 | 990 | TS |
| 2026-08-24 18Z | 19.5°N 107.7°E | 35 | 992 | TS |
| 2026-08-25 00Z | 19.3°N 107.5°E | 35 | 993 | TS |
| 2026-08-25 06Z | 19.4°N 108.2°E | 39 | 991 | TS |
| 2026-08-25 12Z | 19.5°N 108.9°E | 29 | 994 | TD |
| 2026-08-25 18Z | 20.0°N 109.6°E | 25 | 999 | TD |
| 2026-08-26 00Z | 21.0°N 110.8°E | 19 | 1001 | TD |
| 2026-08-26 06Z | 21.7°N 111.4°E | 25 | 999 | TD |