Fytia: 2026 South-West Indian
Fytia reached 96 kt (178 km/h, 110 mph) (C3) in the 2026 South-West Indian season, from 2026-01-28 to 2026-02-07, with track, wind and pressure and 5.1 ACE.
Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-17).
Key Facts
- Fytia was a category 3 at its peak in the 2026 South-West Indian season.
- Peak maximum sustained wind was 96 kt (178 km/h, 110 mph), reached on 30 January 2026, and the lowest pressure was 960 hPa.
- The track runs from 28 January 2026 to 7 February 2026 with 87 six hourly positions.
- Fytia accumulated 5.1 ACE.
- 1 landfall is recorded, the first on 31 January 2026.
Track
28 January 2026 to 7 February 2026| Storm | First position (lat, lon) | Last position (lat, lon) | Track points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fytia | -15.7, 43.1 | -25.9, 60.8 | 87 |
Wind
Knots, six hourly| Time (UTC) | Wind (kt) |
|---|---|
| 2026-01-28T00:00:00Z | 20 kt |
| 2026-01-28T03:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2026-01-28T06:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2026-01-28T09:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2026-01-28T12:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2026-01-28T15:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2026-01-28T18:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2026-01-28T21:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2026-01-29T00:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2026-01-29T03:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2026-01-29T06:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2026-01-29T09:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2026-01-29T12:00:00Z | 30 kt |
| 2026-01-29T15:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2026-01-29T18:00:00Z | 30 kt |
| 2026-01-29T21:00:00Z | 40 kt |
| 2026-01-30T00:00:00Z | 40 kt |
| 2026-01-30T03:00:00Z | 53 kt |
| 2026-01-30T06:00:00Z | 50 kt |
| 2026-01-30T09:00:00Z | 70 kt |
| 2026-01-30T12:00:00Z | 65 kt |
| 2026-01-30T15:00:00Z | 87 kt |
| 2026-01-30T18:00:00Z | 75 kt |
| 2026-01-30T21:00:00Z | 96 kt |
| 2026-01-31T00:00:00Z | 85 kt |
| 2026-01-31T03:00:00Z | 87 kt |
| 2026-01-31T06:00:00Z | 70 kt |
| 2026-01-31T09:00:00Z | 67 kt |
| 2026-01-31T12:00:00Z | 40 kt |
| 2026-01-31T15:00:00Z | 53 kt |
| 2026-01-31T18:00:00Z | 30 kt |
| 2026-01-31T21:00:00Z | 42 kt |
| 2026-02-01T00:00:00Z | 30 kt |
| 2026-02-01T03:00:00Z | 39 kt |
| 2026-02-01T06:00:00Z | 30 kt |
| 2026-02-01T09:00:00Z | 42 kt |
| 2026-02-01T12:00:00Z | 35 kt |
| 2026-02-01T15:00:00Z | 45 kt |
| 2026-02-01T18:00:00Z | 45 kt |
| 2026-02-01T21:00:00Z | 45 kt |
| 2026-02-02T00:00:00Z | 55 kt |
| 2026-02-02T03:00:00Z | 50 kt |
| 2026-02-02T06:00:00Z | 55 kt |
| 2026-02-02T09:00:00Z | 53 kt |
| 2026-02-02T12:00:00Z | 55 kt |
| 2026-02-02T15:00:00Z | 53 kt |
| 2026-02-02T18:00:00Z | 60 kt |
| 2026-02-02T21:00:00Z | 54 kt |
| 2026-02-03T00:00:00Z | 50 kt |
| 2026-02-03T03:00:00Z | 53 kt |
| 2026-02-03T06:00:00Z | 45 kt |
| 2026-02-03T09:00:00Z | 51 kt |
| 2026-02-03T12:00:00Z | 40 kt |
| 2026-02-03T15:00:00Z | 48 kt |
| 2026-02-03T18:00:00Z | 40 kt |
| 2026-02-03T21:00:00Z | 45 kt |
| 2026-02-04T00:00:00Z | 30 kt |
| 2026-02-04T03:00:00Z | 37 kt |
| 2026-02-04T06:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2026-02-04T09:00:00Z | 27 kt |
| 2026-02-04T12:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2026-02-04T15:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2026-02-04T18:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2026-02-04T21:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2026-02-05T00:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2026-02-05T03:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2026-02-05T06:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2026-02-05T09:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2026-02-05T12:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2026-02-05T15:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2026-02-05T18:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2026-02-05T21:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2026-02-06T00:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2026-02-06T03:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2026-02-06T06:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2026-02-06T09:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2026-02-06T12:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2026-02-06T15:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2026-02-06T18:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2026-02-06T21:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2026-02-07T00:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2026-02-07T03:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2026-02-07T06:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2026-02-07T09:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2026-02-07T12:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2026-02-07T15:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2026-02-07T18:00:00Z | 25 kt |
Pressure
hPa, six hourly| Time (UTC) | Pressure (hPa) |
|---|---|
| 2026-01-28T00:00:00Z | 1009 hPa |
| 2026-01-28T03:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2026-01-28T06:00:00Z | 1009 hPa |
| 2026-01-28T09:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2026-01-28T12:00:00Z | 1008 hPa |
| 2026-01-28T15:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2026-01-28T18:00:00Z | 1007 hPa |
| 2026-01-28T21:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2026-01-29T00:00:00Z | 1006 hPa |
| 2026-01-29T03:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2026-01-29T06:00:00Z | 1005 hPa |
| 2026-01-29T09:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2026-01-29T12:00:00Z | 1001 hPa |
| 2026-01-29T15:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2026-01-29T18:00:00Z | 1000 hPa |
| 2026-01-29T21:00:00Z | 1000 hPa |
| 2026-01-30T00:00:00Z | 996 hPa |
| 2026-01-30T03:00:00Z | 994 hPa |
| 2026-01-30T06:00:00Z | 990 hPa |
| 2026-01-30T09:00:00Z | 981 hPa |
| 2026-01-30T12:00:00Z | 979 hPa |
| 2026-01-30T15:00:00Z | 968 hPa |
| 2026-01-30T18:00:00Z | 970 hPa |
| 2026-01-30T21:00:00Z | 963 hPa |
| 2026-01-31T00:00:00Z | 960 hPa |
| 2026-01-31T03:00:00Z | 971 hPa |
| 2026-01-31T06:00:00Z | 979 hPa |
| 2026-01-31T09:00:00Z | 984 hPa |
| 2026-01-31T12:00:00Z | 995 hPa |
| 2026-01-31T15:00:00Z | 992 hPa |
| 2026-01-31T18:00:00Z | 1000 hPa |
| 2026-01-31T21:00:00Z | 996 hPa |
| 2026-02-01T00:00:00Z | 1001 hPa |
| 2026-02-01T03:00:00Z | 997 hPa |
| 2026-02-01T06:00:00Z | 1001 hPa |
| 2026-02-01T09:00:00Z | 999 hPa |
| 2026-02-01T12:00:00Z | 999 hPa |
| 2026-02-01T15:00:00Z | 999 hPa |
| 2026-02-01T18:00:00Z | 994 hPa |
| 2026-02-01T21:00:00Z | 998 hPa |
| 2026-02-02T00:00:00Z | 990 hPa |
| 2026-02-02T03:00:00Z | 994 hPa |
| 2026-02-02T06:00:00Z | 990 hPa |
| 2026-02-02T09:00:00Z | 991 hPa |
| 2026-02-02T12:00:00Z | 989 hPa |
| 2026-02-02T15:00:00Z | 992 hPa |
| 2026-02-02T18:00:00Z | 985 hPa |
| 2026-02-02T21:00:00Z | 990 hPa |
| 2026-02-03T00:00:00Z | 991 hPa |
| 2026-02-03T03:00:00Z | 992 hPa |
| 2026-02-03T06:00:00Z | 993 hPa |
| 2026-02-03T09:00:00Z | 993 hPa |
| 2026-02-03T12:00:00Z | 995 hPa |
| 2026-02-03T15:00:00Z | 994 hPa |
| 2026-02-03T18:00:00Z | 996 hPa |
| 2026-02-03T21:00:00Z | 996 hPa |
| 2026-02-04T00:00:00Z | 999 hPa |
| 2026-02-04T03:00:00Z | 999 hPa |
| 2026-02-04T06:00:00Z | 1000 hPa |
| 2026-02-04T09:00:00Z | 1002 hPa |
| 2026-02-04T12:00:00Z | 1001 hPa |
| 2026-02-04T15:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2026-02-04T18:00:00Z | 1001 hPa |
| 2026-02-04T21:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2026-02-05T00:00:00Z | 1002 hPa |
| 2026-02-05T03:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2026-02-05T06:00:00Z | 1003 hPa |
| 2026-02-05T09:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2026-02-05T12:00:00Z | 1004 hPa |
| 2026-02-05T15:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2026-02-05T18:00:00Z | 1004 hPa |
| 2026-02-05T21:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2026-02-06T00:00:00Z | 1005 hPa |
| 2026-02-06T03:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2026-02-06T06:00:00Z | 1006 hPa |
| 2026-02-06T09:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2026-02-06T12:00:00Z | 1007 hPa |
| 2026-02-06T15:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2026-02-06T18:00:00Z | 1008 hPa |
| 2026-02-06T21:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2026-02-07T00:00:00Z | 1009 hPa |
| 2026-02-07T03:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2026-02-07T06:00:00Z | 1009 hPa |
| 2026-02-07T09:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2026-02-07T12:00:00Z | 1009 hPa |
| 2026-02-07T15:00:00Z | n/a |
| 2026-02-07T18:00:00Z | 1010 hPa |
ACE Compared With the 2026 Season
ACE is the sum of the squares of six hourly wind speeds, in units of 10,000 knots squared, counted while winds are at or above 34 knots.
Landfalls
| Date | Place | Position | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-31 | Open coast, place not named in the data | -16.1, 45.3 | 87 kt (161 km/h, 100 mph) |
Which Agency's Numbers
Wind and pressure from reunion,usa as carried in NOAA IBTrACS. Agencies average winds over different periods.
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Sources: Source: International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS) v04r01, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, doi:10.25921/82ty-9e16. Some agency values come from third parties such as JMA, IMD and BoM. (NOAA NCEI terms (citation requested)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17. Storm records are best tracks and can be revised by the agencies.