2026 tropical cyclone season · western North Pacific
Typhoon Peilou Peilou · WP132026
Typhoon Peilou was tracked in the western North Pacific from 2026-08-05 to 2026-08-13 (9 days), peaking at 39 kt (TS) with a minimum pressure of 991 hPa. 77 archived forecasts from ECMWF, ECMWF ENS are verified against its best track; at 48 hours the closest was ECMWF, 149 km off on average.
- ATCF ID
- WP132026
- Basin
- western North Pacific
- Tracked
- 2026-08-05 → 2026-08-13 (9 days)
- Peak wind
- 39 kt · 20 m/s · TS
- Minimum pressure
- 991 hPa
- Archived forecasts
- 77
- Sources
- ECMWF · ECMWF ENS
Forecast track error (km)
| Source | 24 h | 48 h | 72 h | 120 h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECMWF | 85 (10) | 149 (10) | 243 (9) | 381 (7) |
| ECMWF ENS | 91 (9) | 190 (9) | 343 (6) | 1282 (6) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-05 00Z | 17.6°N 118.7°E | 29 | 999 | TD |
| 2026-08-05 06Z | 17.8°N 119.0°E | 35 | 997 | TS |
| 2026-08-05 12Z | 17.8°N 119.8°E | 35 | 998 | TS |
| 2026-08-05 18Z | 17.7°N 120.2°E | 35 | 994 | TS |
| 2026-08-06 00Z | 17.4°N 120.7°E | 29 | 997 | TD |
| 2026-08-06 06Z | 17.0°N 121.7°E | 25 | 1000 | TD |
| 2026-08-06 12Z | 16.7°N 122.9°E | 25 | 1000 | TD |
| 2026-08-06 18Z | 16.8°N 125.6°E | — | — | — |
| 2026-08-07 00Z | 17.1°N 129.3°E | — | — | — |
| 2026-08-07 06Z | 17.6°N 132.9°E | 29 | 1000 | TD |
| 2026-08-07 12Z | 18.1°N 135.7°E | 29 | 1000 | TD |
| 2026-08-07 18Z | 19.2°N 137.4°E | — | — | — |
| 2026-08-08 00Z | 20.7°N 138.2°E | — | — | — |
| 2026-08-08 06Z | 22.0°N 138.7°E | — | — | — |
| 2026-08-08 12Z | 22.7°N 139.5°E | 25 | 1001 | TD |
| 2026-08-08 18Z | 22.5°N 140.9°E | 25 | 998 | TD |
| 2026-08-09 00Z | 22.1°N 141.5°E | 25 | 998 | TD |
| 2026-08-09 06Z | 21.2°N 142.7°E | 35 | 998 | TS |
| 2026-08-09 12Z | 20.7°N 144.4°E | — | — | — |
| 2026-08-09 18Z | 20.6°N 146.6°E | — | — | — |
| 2026-08-10 00Z | 20.7°N 148.9°E | — | — | — |
| 2026-08-10 06Z | 21.1°N 151.0°E | 39 | 995 | TS |
| 2026-08-10 12Z | 21.6°N 152.8°E | 29 | 993 | TD |
| 2026-08-10 18Z | 22.4°N 154.1°E | 35 | 994 | TS |
| 2026-08-11 00Z | 24.4°N 155.8°E | 35 | 995 | TS |
| 2026-08-11 06Z | 26.0°N 158.0°E | 29 | 997 | TD |
| 2026-08-11 12Z | 26.1°N 159.5°E | 29 | 999 | TD |
| 2026-08-11 18Z | 28.4°N 160.2°E | 29 | 995 | TD |
| 2026-08-12 00Z | 29.4°N 162.1°E | 29 | 996 | TD |
| 2026-08-12 06Z | 30.1°N 162.7°E | 29 | 995 | TD |
| 2026-08-12 12Z | 30.3°N 163.5°E | 29 | 995 | TD |
| 2026-08-12 18Z | 30.4°N 165.1°E | 29 | 994 | TD |
| 2026-08-13 00Z | 31.1°N 166.6°E | 29 | 995 | TD |
| 2026-08-13 06Z | 32.0°N 168.0°E | 29 | 994 | TD |
| 2026-08-13 12Z | 32.9°N 169.1°E | 29 | 995 | TD |
| 2026-08-13 18Z | 33.8°N 170.2°E | 29 | 991 | TD |