Hurricane Simon — 2026
Eastern Pacific. Peak winds 155 mph (135 kt), Category 4. Tropical cyclone: Oct 7 – Oct 16, 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 National Hurricane Center issued its last advisory on Simon, number 38, at Oct 16, 21:00 UTC. That advisory was titled "Remnants Of Simon".
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 remnants of Simon 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 Oct 16, 18:00 UTC, with the system classed as a disturbance.
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 Twenty-E")
- Strengthened into a tropical storm
- Became a hurricane
- Became a major hurricane (Category 3 or stronger)
- Peak intensity: 155 mph (135 kt), Category 4, 930 mb
- Weakened below hurricane strength
- No longer a tropical cyclone: classed as a disturbance
- Last advisory, from the National Hurricane Center
Track
The 2026 season so far · NHC's archive of every advisory on Simon