2026 tropical cyclone season · western North Pacific
Typhoon Noul Noul · WP112026
Typhoon Noul was tracked in the western North Pacific from 2026-07-23 to 2026-07-26 (3 days), peaking at 84 kt (H2) with a minimum pressure of 967 hPa. 30 archived forecasts from ECMWF, ECMWF ENS are verified against its best track; at 48 hours the closest was ECMWF ENS, 70 km off on average.
- ATCF ID
- WP112026
- Basin
- western North Pacific
- Tracked
- 2026-07-23 → 2026-07-26 (3 days)
- Peak wind
- 84 kt · 43 m/s · H2
- Minimum pressure
- 967 hPa
- Archived forecasts
- 30
- Sources
- ECMWF · ECMWF ENS
Forecast track error (km)
| Source | 24 h | 48 h | 72 h | 120 h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECMWF | 38 (9) | 88 (5) | 206 (1) | — |
| ECMWF ENS | 33 (9) | 70 (5) | 64 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-23 06Z | 17.4°N 128.4°E | 25 | 1002 | TD |
| 2026-07-23 12Z | 18.0°N 126.9°E | 29 | 1002 | TD |
| 2026-07-23 18Z | 18.3°N 125.1°E | 35 | 998 | TS |
| 2026-07-24 00Z | 18.7°N 123.5°E | 39 | 996 | TS |
| 2026-07-24 06Z | 18.8°N 121.8°E | 45 | 997 | TS |
| 2026-07-24 12Z | 19.7°N 120.4°E | 60 | 991 | TS |
| 2026-07-24 18Z | 20.0°N 119.3°E | 64 | 983 | H1 |
| 2026-07-25 00Z | 20.8°N 118.3°E | 70 | 980 | H1 |
| 2026-07-25 06Z | 21.3°N 116.6°E | 74 | 975 | H1 |
| 2026-07-25 12Z | 21.8°N 115.9°E | 80 | 970 | H1 |
| 2026-07-25 18Z | 22.4°N 115.1°E | 84 | 967 | H2 |
| 2026-07-26 00Z | 22.9°N 114.5°E | 74 | 976 | H1 |
| 2026-07-26 06Z | 23.9°N 114.2°E | 64 | 976 | H1 |