Hurricane Nolo — 2026
Eastern Pacific. Peak winds 155 mph (135 kt), Category 4. Tropical cyclone: Sep 13 – Oct 4, 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 Nolo, number 57, at Oct 4, 21:00 UTC. That advisory was titled "Hurricane Nolo".
In that advisory's own words (in English):This is the last advisory issued by the National Hurricane Center on this system. Future advisories will be issued by RSMC Tokyo, Japan. Advisories issued by RSMC Tokyo are found on the web at: www.jma.go.jp/jma/jma-eng/jma-center/rsmc-hp-pub-eg/RSMC_HP.htm For U.S.interests, see advisories issued by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) in Honolulu, Hawaii. Advisories issued by JTWC can be found on the web at: www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/jtwc.html
NHC's best track ends at Oct 4, 18:00 UTC, with the system classed as a hurricane. 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 depression
- First NHC advisory ("Tropical Depression Fifteen-E")
- No longer a tropical cyclone: classed as a disturbance
- Became a tropical depression again
- Strengthened into a tropical storm
- Became a hurricane
- Became a major hurricane (Category 3 or stronger)
- Peak intensity: 155 mph (135 kt), Category 4, 929 mb
- Weakened below hurricane strength
- Last advisory, from the Central Pacific Hurricane Center
Track
The 2026 season so far · NHC's archive of every advisory on Nolo