Hurricane Lowell — 2026
Eastern Pacific. Peak winds 160 mph (140 kt), Category 5. Tropical cyclone: Aug 27 – Sep 10, 2026 (UTC).
By the numbers
"Peak winds" means the strongest sustained wind NHC estimated at any point in the storm's life, averaged over one minute, not gusts. ACE adds up a storm's wind strength every six hours while it is at least a tropical storm, so a long-lived strong storm scores far higher than a brief weak one.
How it ended
The Central Pacific Hurricane Center issued its last advisory on Lowell, number 60, at Sep 11, 03:00 UTC. That advisory was titled "Post-Tropical Cyclone Lowell".
In that advisory's own words (in English):This is the last public advisory issued by the National Hurricane Center on this system. For additional information on the post-tropical cyclone, please see High Seas Forecasts issued by the National Weather Service, under AWIPS header NFDHSFEPI, WMO header FZPN01 KWBC, and on the web at ocean.weather.gov/shtml/NFDHSFEPI.php
NHC's best track ends at Sep 11, 00:00 UTC, with the system classed as a remnant low. Its track crossed 140°W, from the eastern into the central Pacific.
Landfalls are not listed here: NHC's operational track does not record them reliably. NHC's Tropical Cyclone Report will.
Timeline
Times are UTC. Status changes come from NHC's best track, which records the storm every six hours.
- Formed as a tropical storm
- First NHC advisory ("Tropical Storm Lowell")
- Became a hurricane
- Became a major hurricane (Category 3 or stronger)
- Peak intensity: 160 mph (140 kt), Category 5, 927 mb
- Weakened below hurricane strength
- No longer a tropical cyclone: classed as a remnant low
- Last advisory, from the Central Pacific Hurricane Center
Track
The 2026 season so far · NHC's archive of every advisory on Lowell