Melissa: 2025 North Atlantic

Melissa reached 165 kt (306 km/h, 190 mph) (C5) in the 2025 North Atlantic season, from 2025-10-21 to 2025-11-01, with track, wind and pressure and 34.3 ACE.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Key Facts

Melissa was a category 5 at its peak in the 2025 North Atlantic season.
Peak maximum sustained wind was 165 kt (306 km/h, 190 mph), reached on 28 October 2025, and the lowest pressure was 892 hPa.
The track runs from 21 October 2025 to 1 November 2025 with 93 six hourly positions.
Melissa accumulated 34.3 ACE.
2 landfalls are recorded, the first on 28 October 2025.

Track

21 October 2025 to 1 November 2025

Melissa formed on 21 October 2025 and its track is coloured by category at each six hourly step, peaking as a category 5. Made with Natural Earth and IBTrACS. Ringed points mark landfalls or the latest advisory position.

Wind

Knots, six hourly

Maximum sustained wind in knots every six hours, from 40 kt (74 km/h, 46 mph) at the start to a peak of 165 kt (306 km/h, 190 mph).

Maximum sustained wind of Melissa
Time (UTC)	Wind (kt)
2025-10-21T06:00:00Z	40 kt
2025-10-21T09:00:00Z	43 kt
2025-10-21T12:00:00Z	45 kt
2025-10-21T15:00:00Z	45 kt
2025-10-21T18:00:00Z	45 kt
2025-10-21T21:00:00Z	45 kt
2025-10-22T00:00:00Z	45 kt
2025-10-22T03:00:00Z	45 kt
2025-10-22T06:00:00Z	45 kt
2025-10-22T09:00:00Z	45 kt
2025-10-22T12:00:00Z	45 kt
2025-10-22T15:00:00Z	45 kt
2025-10-22T18:00:00Z	45 kt
2025-10-22T21:00:00Z	45 kt
2025-10-23T00:00:00Z	45 kt
2025-10-23T03:00:00Z	43 kt
2025-10-23T06:00:00Z	40 kt
2025-10-23T09:00:00Z	40 kt
2025-10-23T12:00:00Z	40 kt
2025-10-23T15:00:00Z	40 kt
2025-10-23T18:00:00Z	40 kt
2025-10-23T21:00:00Z	40 kt
2025-10-24T00:00:00Z	40 kt
2025-10-24T03:00:00Z	40 kt
2025-10-24T06:00:00Z	40 kt
2025-10-24T09:00:00Z	43 kt
2025-10-24T12:00:00Z	45 kt
2025-10-24T15:00:00Z	48 kt
2025-10-24T18:00:00Z	50 kt
2025-10-24T21:00:00Z	53 kt
2025-10-25T00:00:00Z	55 kt
2025-10-25T03:00:00Z	58 kt
2025-10-25T06:00:00Z	60 kt
2025-10-25T09:00:00Z	60 kt
2025-10-25T12:00:00Z	60 kt
2025-10-25T15:00:00Z	68 kt
2025-10-25T18:00:00Z	75 kt
2025-10-25T21:00:00Z	83 kt
2025-10-26T00:00:00Z	90 kt
2025-10-26T03:00:00Z	98 kt
2025-10-26T06:00:00Z	105 kt
2025-10-26T09:00:00Z	110 kt
2025-10-26T12:00:00Z	115 kt
2025-10-26T15:00:00Z	118 kt
2025-10-26T18:00:00Z	120 kt
2025-10-26T21:00:00Z	123 kt
2025-10-27T00:00:00Z	125 kt
2025-10-27T03:00:00Z	130 kt
2025-10-27T06:00:00Z	135 kt
2025-10-27T09:00:00Z	140 kt
2025-10-27T12:00:00Z	145 kt
2025-10-27T15:00:00Z	150 kt
2025-10-27T18:00:00Z	155 kt
2025-10-27T21:00:00Z	155 kt
2025-10-28T00:00:00Z	155 kt
2025-10-28T03:00:00Z	155 kt
2025-10-28T06:00:00Z	155 kt
2025-10-28T09:00:00Z	160 kt
2025-10-28T12:00:00Z	165 kt
2025-10-28T15:00:00Z	162 kt
2025-10-28T17:25:00Z	160 kt
2025-10-28T18:00:00Z	145 kt
2025-10-28T21:00:00Z	125 kt
2025-10-29T00:00:00Z	105 kt
2025-10-29T03:00:00Z	105 kt
2025-10-29T06:00:00Z	105 kt
2025-10-29T07:20:00Z	100 kt
2025-10-29T09:00:00Z	95 kt
2025-10-29T12:00:00Z	85 kt
2025-10-29T15:00:00Z	83 kt
2025-10-29T18:00:00Z	80 kt
2025-10-29T21:00:00Z	80 kt
2025-10-29T22:15:00Z	80 kt
2025-10-30T00:00:00Z	80 kt
2025-10-30T02:00:00Z	80 kt
2025-10-30T03:00:00Z	81 kt
2025-10-30T06:00:00Z	85 kt
2025-10-30T09:00:00Z	88 kt
2025-10-30T12:00:00Z	90 kt
2025-10-30T15:00:00Z	88 kt
2025-10-30T18:00:00Z	85 kt
2025-10-30T21:00:00Z	83 kt
2025-10-31T00:00:00Z	80 kt
2025-10-31T03:00:00Z	78 kt
2025-10-31T06:00:00Z	75 kt
2025-10-31T09:00:00Z	75 kt
2025-10-31T12:00:00Z	75 kt
2025-10-31T15:00:00Z	73 kt
2025-10-31T18:00:00Z	70 kt
2025-10-31T21:00:00Z	70 kt
2025-11-01T00:00:00Z	70 kt
2025-11-01T03:00:00Z	68 kt
2025-11-01T06:00:00Z	65 kt

Pressure

hPa, six hourly

Central pressure in hectopascals every six hours, falling to 892 hPa at the lowest.

Central pressure of Melissa
Time (UTC)	Pressure (hPa)
2025-10-21T06:00:00Z	1003 hPa
2025-10-21T09:00:00Z	1003 hPa
2025-10-21T12:00:00Z	1003 hPa
2025-10-21T15:00:00Z	1003 hPa
2025-10-21T18:00:00Z	1003 hPa
2025-10-21T21:00:00Z	1003 hPa
2025-10-22T00:00:00Z	1003 hPa
2025-10-22T03:00:00Z	1003 hPa
2025-10-22T06:00:00Z	1002 hPa
2025-10-22T09:00:00Z	1002 hPa
2025-10-22T12:00:00Z	1002 hPa
2025-10-22T15:00:00Z	1002 hPa
2025-10-22T18:00:00Z	1002 hPa
2025-10-22T21:00:00Z	1002 hPa
2025-10-23T00:00:00Z	1002 hPa
2025-10-23T03:00:00Z	1003 hPa
2025-10-23T06:00:00Z	1003 hPa
2025-10-23T09:00:00Z	1003 hPa
2025-10-23T12:00:00Z	1003 hPa
2025-10-23T15:00:00Z	1003 hPa
2025-10-23T18:00:00Z	1002 hPa
2025-10-23T21:00:00Z	1002 hPa
2025-10-24T00:00:00Z	1002 hPa
2025-10-24T03:00:00Z	1002 hPa
2025-10-24T06:00:00Z	1002 hPa
2025-10-24T09:00:00Z	1001 hPa
2025-10-24T12:00:00Z	1000 hPa
2025-10-24T15:00:00Z	999 hPa
2025-10-24T18:00:00Z	997 hPa
2025-10-24T21:00:00Z	995 hPa
2025-10-25T00:00:00Z	993 hPa
2025-10-25T03:00:00Z	990 hPa
2025-10-25T06:00:00Z	986 hPa
2025-10-25T09:00:00Z	985 hPa
2025-10-25T12:00:00Z	984 hPa
2025-10-25T15:00:00Z	980 hPa
2025-10-25T18:00:00Z	976 hPa
2025-10-25T21:00:00Z	974 hPa
2025-10-26T00:00:00Z	971 hPa
2025-10-26T03:00:00Z	965 hPa
2025-10-26T06:00:00Z	958 hPa
2025-10-26T09:00:00Z	955 hPa
2025-10-26T12:00:00Z	952 hPa
2025-10-26T15:00:00Z	948 hPa
2025-10-26T18:00:00Z	944 hPa
2025-10-26T21:00:00Z	939 hPa
2025-10-27T00:00:00Z	934 hPa
2025-10-27T03:00:00Z	929 hPa
2025-10-27T06:00:00Z	923 hPa
2025-10-27T09:00:00Z	918 hPa
2025-10-27T12:00:00Z	912 hPa
2025-10-27T15:00:00Z	909 hPa
2025-10-27T18:00:00Z	906 hPa
2025-10-27T21:00:00Z	908 hPa
2025-10-28T00:00:00Z	909 hPa
2025-10-28T03:00:00Z	905 hPa
2025-10-28T06:00:00Z	900 hPa
2025-10-28T09:00:00Z	896 hPa
2025-10-28T12:00:00Z	892 hPa
2025-10-28T15:00:00Z	895 hPa
2025-10-28T17:25:00Z	897 hPa
2025-10-28T18:00:00Z	910 hPa
2025-10-28T21:00:00Z	932 hPa
2025-10-29T00:00:00Z	953 hPa
2025-10-29T03:00:00Z	953 hPa
2025-10-29T06:00:00Z	952 hPa
2025-10-29T07:20:00Z	954 hPa
2025-10-29T09:00:00Z	959 hPa
2025-10-29T12:00:00Z	968 hPa
2025-10-29T15:00:00Z	970 hPa
2025-10-29T18:00:00Z	972 hPa
2025-10-29T21:00:00Z	972 hPa
2025-10-29T22:15:00Z	972 hPa
2025-10-30T00:00:00Z	970 hPa
2025-10-30T02:00:00Z	970 hPa
2025-10-30T03:00:00Z	970 hPa
2025-10-30T06:00:00Z	968 hPa
2025-10-30T09:00:00Z	967 hPa
2025-10-30T12:00:00Z	965 hPa
2025-10-30T15:00:00Z	966 hPa
2025-10-30T18:00:00Z	967 hPa
2025-10-30T21:00:00Z	969 hPa
2025-10-31T00:00:00Z	970 hPa
2025-10-31T03:00:00Z	971 hPa
2025-10-31T06:00:00Z	972 hPa
2025-10-31T09:00:00Z	972 hPa
2025-10-31T12:00:00Z	972 hPa
2025-10-31T15:00:00Z	972 hPa
2025-10-31T18:00:00Z	972 hPa
2025-10-31T21:00:00Z	972 hPa
2025-11-01T00:00:00Z	971 hPa
2025-11-01T03:00:00Z	970 hPa
2025-11-01T06:00:00Z	968 hPa

ACE Compared With the 2025 Season

Accumulated cyclone energy of named storms in 2025
Melissa (this storm)	34.3 ACE
Erin (North Atlantic)	31.8 ACE
Vince (South-West Indian)	31.0 ACE
Kiko (Eastern North Pacific)	30.9 ACE
Humberto (North Atlantic)	26.5 ACE
Neoguri (Western North Pacific)	20.8 ACE
Chido (South-West Indian)	20.3 ACE
Ragasa (Western North Pacific)	18.8 ACE
Alfred (South Pacific)	18.5 ACE
Gabrielle (North Atlantic)	18.5 ACE
Courtney (South-West Indian)	15.7 ACE
Taliah (South-West Indian)	14.1 ACE
Narda (Eastern North Pacific)	13.7 ACE
Bheki (South-West Indian)	13.4 ACE
Dikeledi (South-West Indian)	12.8 ACE
Halong (Western North Pacific)	12.7 ACE
Krosa (Western North Pacific)	12.5 ACE
Fung-Wong (Western North Pacific)	10.5 ACE
Priscilla (Eastern North Pacific)	10.5 ACE
Zelia (South-West Indian)	9.7 ACE
Octave (Eastern North Pacific)	9.7 ACE
Kalmaegi (Western North Pacific)	9.7 ACE
Garance (South-West Indian)	9.5 ACE
Iona (Eastern North Pacific)	8.8 ACE
Honde (South-West Indian)	8.2 ACE
Podul (Western North Pacific)	8.2 ACE
Henriette (Eastern North Pacific)	7.9 ACE
Flossie (Eastern North Pacific)	7.7 ACE
Bualoi (Western North Pacific)	7.6 ACE
Errol (South-West Indian)	7.4 ACE
Nakri (Western North Pacific)	7.3 ACE
Sean (South-West Indian)	7.0 ACE
Erick (Eastern North Pacific)	6.7 ACE
Imelda (North Atlantic)	6.0 ACE
Bianca (South-West Indian)	6.0 ACE
Jude (South-West Indian)	5.9 ACE
Koto (Western North Pacific)	5.8 ACE
Kajiki (Western North Pacific)	5.4 ACE
Matmo (Western North Pacific)	4.9 ACE
Danas (Western North Pacific)	4.5 ACE
Co-May (Western North Pacific)	4.3 ACE
Jerry (North Atlantic)	4.2 ACE
Wipha (Western North Pacific)	4.2 ACE
Gil (Eastern North Pacific)	4.2 ACE
Mun (Western North Pacific)	3.9 ACE
Lorena (Eastern North Pacific)	3.9 ACE
Fengshen (Western North Pacific)	3.8 ACE
Ivo (Eastern North Pacific)	3.5 ACE
Shakhti (North Indian)	3.4 ACE
Barbara (Eastern North Pacific)	3.1 ACE
Wutip (Western North Pacific)	2.9 ACE
Juliette (Eastern North Pacific)	2.9 ACE
Ivone (South-West Indian)	2.9 ACE
Cosme (Eastern North Pacific)	2.8 ACE
Fernand (North Atlantic)	2.7 ACE
Sonia (Eastern North Pacific)	2.6 ACE
Rae (South Pacific)	2.6 ACE
Mario (Eastern North Pacific)	2.2 ACE
Dexter (North Atlantic)	2.2 ACE
Dalila (Eastern North Pacific)	2.1 ACE
Nari (Western North Pacific)	2.0 ACE
Seru (South Pacific)	2.0 ACE
Montha (North Indian)	1.9 ACE
Kanto (South-West Indian)	1.8 ACE
Robyn (South-West Indian)	1.8 ACE
Ditwah (North Indian)	1.7 ACE
Lorenzo (North Atlantic)	1.7 ACE
Tapah (Western North Pacific)	1.7 ACE
Raymond (Eastern North Pacific)	1.7 ACE
Elvis (South-West Indian)	1.5 ACE
Ancha (South-West Indian)	1.5 ACE
Alvin (Eastern North Pacific)	1.4 ACE
Bailu (Western North Pacific)	1.4 ACE
Francisco (Western North Pacific)	1.3 ACE
Mitag (Western North Pacific)	1.2 ACE
Keli (Eastern North Pacific)	1.2 ACE
Chantal (North Atlantic)	1.0 ACE
Dianne (South-West Indian)	1.0 ACE
Peipah (Western North Pacific)	1.0 ACE
Karen (North Atlantic)	0.9 ACE
Sepat (Western North Pacific)	0.9 ACE
Nongfa (Western North Pacific)	0.8 ACE
Lingling (Western North Pacific)	0.7 ACE
Andrea (North Atlantic)	0.6 ACE
Senyar (North Indian)	0.6 ACE
Tam (South Pacific)	0.5 ACE
Pita (South Pacific)	0.5 ACE
Barry (North Atlantic)	0.4 ACE
Faida (South-West Indian)	0.0 ACE

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

Landfalls of Melissa 2025
Date	Place	Position	Wind
2025-10-28	Open coast, place not named in the data	18.2, -78.0	145 kt (269 km/h, 167 mph)
2025-10-29	Open coast, place not named in the data	20.0, -76.2	100 kt (185 km/h, 115 mph)

Which Agency's Numbers

Wind and pressure from hurdat_atl,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 2026-10-12. Storm records are best tracks and can be revised by the agencies.