Polo: 2026 Eastern North Pacific
Polo reached 155 kt (287 km/h, 178 mph) (C5) in the 2026 Eastern North Pacific season, from 2026-09-17 to 2026-09-30, with track, wind and pressure and 50.2 ACE.
Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-17).
Key Facts
- Polo was a category 5 at its peak in the 2026 Eastern North Pacific season.
- Peak maximum sustained wind was 155 kt (287 km/h, 178 mph), reached on 22 September 2026, and the lowest pressure was 892 hPa.
- The track runs from 17 September 2026 to 30 September 2026 with 101 six hourly positions.
- Polo accumulated 50.2 ACE.
- 2 landfalls are recorded, the first on 29 September 2026.
Track
17 September 2026 to 30 September 2026| Storm | First position (lat, lon) | Last position (lat, lon) | Track points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polo | 7.0, -102.7 | 30.0, -108.5 | 101 |
Wind
Knots, six hourly| Time (UTC) | Wind (kt) |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-17T12:00:00Z | 20 kt |
| 2026-09-17T15:00:00Z | 20 kt |
| 2026-09-17T18:00:00Z | 20 kt |
| 2026-09-17T21:00:00Z | 20 kt |
| 2026-09-18T00:00:00Z | 20 kt |
| 2026-09-18T03:00:00Z | 20 kt |
| 2026-09-18T06:00:00Z | 20 kt |
| 2026-09-18T09:00:00Z | 20 kt |
| 2026-09-18T12:00:00Z | 20 kt |
| 2026-09-18T15:00:00Z | 20 kt |
| 2026-09-18T18:00:00Z | 20 kt |
| 2026-09-18T21:00:00Z | 20 kt |
| 2026-09-19T00:00:00Z | 20 kt |
| 2026-09-19T03:00:00Z | 20 kt |
| 2026-09-19T06:00:00Z | 20 kt |
| 2026-09-19T09:00:00Z | 23 kt |
| 2026-09-19T12:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2026-09-19T15:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2026-09-19T18:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2026-09-19T21:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2026-09-20T00:00:00Z | 25 kt |
| 2026-09-20T03:00:00Z | 28 kt |
| 2026-09-20T06:00:00Z | 30 kt |
| 2026-09-20T09:00:00Z | 30 kt |
| 2026-09-20T12:00:00Z | 30 kt |
| 2026-09-20T15:00:00Z | 30 kt |
| 2026-09-20T18:00:00Z | 30 kt |
| 2026-09-20T21:00:00Z | 33 kt |
| 2026-09-21T00:00:00Z | 35 kt |
| 2026-09-21T03:00:00Z | 38 kt |
| 2026-09-21T06:00:00Z | 40 kt |
| 2026-09-21T09:00:00Z | 48 kt |
| 2026-09-21T12:00:00Z | 55 kt |
| 2026-09-21T15:00:00Z | 63 kt |
| 2026-09-21T18:00:00Z | 70 kt |
| 2026-09-21T21:00:00Z | 80 kt |
| 2026-09-22T00:00:00Z | 90 kt |
| 2026-09-22T03:00:00Z | 105 kt |
| 2026-09-22T06:00:00Z | 120 kt |
| 2026-09-22T09:00:00Z | 130 kt |
| 2026-09-22T12:00:00Z | 140 kt |
| 2026-09-22T15:00:00Z | 148 kt |
| 2026-09-22T18:00:00Z | 155 kt |
| 2026-09-22T21:00:00Z | 150 kt |
| 2026-09-23T00:00:00Z | 145 kt |
| 2026-09-23T03:00:00Z | 143 kt |
| 2026-09-23T06:00:00Z | 140 kt |
| 2026-09-23T09:00:00Z | 135 kt |
| 2026-09-23T12:00:00Z | 130 kt |
| 2026-09-23T15:00:00Z | 128 kt |
| 2026-09-23T18:00:00Z | 125 kt |
| 2026-09-23T21:00:00Z | 133 kt |
| 2026-09-24T00:00:00Z | 140 kt |
| 2026-09-24T03:00:00Z | 140 kt |
| 2026-09-24T06:00:00Z | 140 kt |
| 2026-09-24T09:00:00Z | 138 kt |
| 2026-09-24T12:00:00Z | 135 kt |
| 2026-09-24T15:00:00Z | 133 kt |
| 2026-09-24T18:00:00Z | 130 kt |
| 2026-09-24T21:00:00Z | 130 kt |
| 2026-09-25T00:00:00Z | 130 kt |
| 2026-09-25T03:00:00Z | 133 kt |
| 2026-09-25T06:00:00Z | 135 kt |
| 2026-09-25T09:00:00Z | 145 kt |
| 2026-09-25T12:00:00Z | 155 kt |
| 2026-09-25T15:00:00Z | 155 kt |
| 2026-09-25T18:00:00Z | 155 kt |
| 2026-09-25T21:00:00Z | 153 kt |
| 2026-09-26T00:00:00Z | 150 kt |
| 2026-09-26T03:00:00Z | 150 kt |
| 2026-09-26T06:00:00Z | 150 kt |
| 2026-09-26T09:00:00Z | 143 kt |
| 2026-09-26T12:00:00Z | 135 kt |
| 2026-09-26T15:00:00Z | 130 kt |
| 2026-09-26T18:00:00Z | 125 kt |
| 2026-09-26T21:00:00Z | 118 kt |
| 2026-09-27T00:00:00Z | 110 kt |
| 2026-09-27T03:00:00Z | 108 kt |
| 2026-09-27T06:00:00Z | 105 kt |
| 2026-09-27T09:00:00Z | 105 kt |
| 2026-09-27T12:00:00Z | 105 kt |
| 2026-09-27T15:00:00Z | 108 kt |
| 2026-09-27T18:00:00Z | 110 kt |
| 2026-09-27T21:00:00Z | 110 kt |
| 2026-09-28T00:00:00Z | 110 kt |
| 2026-09-28T03:00:00Z | 108 kt |
| 2026-09-28T06:00:00Z | 105 kt |
| 2026-09-28T09:00:00Z | 103 kt |
| 2026-09-28T12:00:00Z | 100 kt |
| 2026-09-28T15:00:00Z | 100 kt |
| 2026-09-28T18:00:00Z | 100 kt |
| 2026-09-28T21:00:00Z | 100 kt |
| 2026-09-29T00:00:00Z | 100 kt |
| 2026-09-29T03:00:00Z | 95 kt |
| 2026-09-29T06:00:00Z | 90 kt |
| 2026-09-29T09:00:00Z | 78 kt |
| 2026-09-29T12:00:00Z | 65 kt |
| 2026-09-29T15:00:00Z | 63 kt |
| 2026-09-29T18:00:00Z | 60 kt |
| 2026-09-29T21:00:00Z | 45 kt |
| 2026-09-30T00:00:00Z | 30 kt |
Pressure
hPa, six hourly| Time (UTC) | Pressure (hPa) |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-17T12:00:00Z | 1010 hPa |
| 2026-09-17T15:00:00Z | 1010 hPa |
| 2026-09-17T18:00:00Z | 1010 hPa |
| 2026-09-17T21:00:00Z | 1010 hPa |
| 2026-09-18T00:00:00Z | 1010 hPa |
| 2026-09-18T03:00:00Z | 1010 hPa |
| 2026-09-18T06:00:00Z | 1010 hPa |
| 2026-09-18T09:00:00Z | 1010 hPa |
| 2026-09-18T12:00:00Z | 1010 hPa |
| 2026-09-18T15:00:00Z | 1010 hPa |
| 2026-09-18T18:00:00Z | 1010 hPa |
| 2026-09-18T21:00:00Z | 1010 hPa |
| 2026-09-19T00:00:00Z | 1009 hPa |
| 2026-09-19T03:00:00Z | 1009 hPa |
| 2026-09-19T06:00:00Z | 1009 hPa |
| 2026-09-19T09:00:00Z | 1009 hPa |
| 2026-09-19T12:00:00Z | 1008 hPa |
| 2026-09-19T15:00:00Z | 1008 hPa |
| 2026-09-19T18:00:00Z | 1008 hPa |
| 2026-09-19T21:00:00Z | 1008 hPa |
| 2026-09-20T00:00:00Z | 1007 hPa |
| 2026-09-20T03:00:00Z | 1007 hPa |
| 2026-09-20T06:00:00Z | 1007 hPa |
| 2026-09-20T09:00:00Z | 1007 hPa |
| 2026-09-20T12:00:00Z | 1007 hPa |
| 2026-09-20T15:00:00Z | 1007 hPa |
| 2026-09-20T18:00:00Z | 1007 hPa |
| 2026-09-20T21:00:00Z | 1006 hPa |
| 2026-09-21T00:00:00Z | 1004 hPa |
| 2026-09-21T03:00:00Z | 1004 hPa |
| 2026-09-21T06:00:00Z | 1003 hPa |
| 2026-09-21T09:00:00Z | 1000 hPa |
| 2026-09-21T12:00:00Z | 997 hPa |
| 2026-09-21T15:00:00Z | 988 hPa |
| 2026-09-21T18:00:00Z | 978 hPa |
| 2026-09-21T21:00:00Z | 973 hPa |
| 2026-09-22T00:00:00Z | 967 hPa |
| 2026-09-22T03:00:00Z | 956 hPa |
| 2026-09-22T06:00:00Z | 945 hPa |
| 2026-09-22T09:00:00Z | 936 hPa |
| 2026-09-22T12:00:00Z | 926 hPa |
| 2026-09-22T15:00:00Z | 909 hPa |
| 2026-09-22T18:00:00Z | 892 hPa |
| 2026-09-22T21:00:00Z | 899 hPa |
| 2026-09-23T00:00:00Z | 905 hPa |
| 2026-09-23T03:00:00Z | 910 hPa |
| 2026-09-23T06:00:00Z | 915 hPa |
| 2026-09-23T09:00:00Z | 920 hPa |
| 2026-09-23T12:00:00Z | 925 hPa |
| 2026-09-23T15:00:00Z | 928 hPa |
| 2026-09-23T18:00:00Z | 931 hPa |
| 2026-09-23T21:00:00Z | 927 hPa |
| 2026-09-24T00:00:00Z | 923 hPa |
| 2026-09-24T03:00:00Z | 923 hPa |
| 2026-09-24T06:00:00Z | 923 hPa |
| 2026-09-24T09:00:00Z | 925 hPa |
| 2026-09-24T12:00:00Z | 927 hPa |
| 2026-09-24T15:00:00Z | 933 hPa |
| 2026-09-24T18:00:00Z | 938 hPa |
| 2026-09-24T21:00:00Z | 937 hPa |
| 2026-09-25T00:00:00Z | 935 hPa |
| 2026-09-25T03:00:00Z | 932 hPa |
| 2026-09-25T06:00:00Z | 929 hPa |
| 2026-09-25T09:00:00Z | 919 hPa |
| 2026-09-25T12:00:00Z | 908 hPa |
| 2026-09-25T15:00:00Z | 911 hPa |
| 2026-09-25T18:00:00Z | 914 hPa |
| 2026-09-25T21:00:00Z | 913 hPa |
| 2026-09-26T00:00:00Z | 911 hPa |
| 2026-09-26T03:00:00Z | 912 hPa |
| 2026-09-26T06:00:00Z | 912 hPa |
| 2026-09-26T09:00:00Z | 917 hPa |
| 2026-09-26T12:00:00Z | 922 hPa |
| 2026-09-26T15:00:00Z | 930 hPa |
| 2026-09-26T18:00:00Z | 938 hPa |
| 2026-09-26T21:00:00Z | 942 hPa |
| 2026-09-27T00:00:00Z | 946 hPa |
| 2026-09-27T03:00:00Z | 949 hPa |
| 2026-09-27T06:00:00Z | 952 hPa |
| 2026-09-27T09:00:00Z | 952 hPa |
| 2026-09-27T12:00:00Z | 952 hPa |
| 2026-09-27T15:00:00Z | 952 hPa |
| 2026-09-27T18:00:00Z | 951 hPa |
| 2026-09-27T21:00:00Z | 951 hPa |
| 2026-09-28T00:00:00Z | 951 hPa |
| 2026-09-28T03:00:00Z | 953 hPa |
| 2026-09-28T06:00:00Z | 955 hPa |
| 2026-09-28T09:00:00Z | 957 hPa |
| 2026-09-28T12:00:00Z | 958 hPa |
| 2026-09-28T15:00:00Z | 961 hPa |
| 2026-09-28T18:00:00Z | 963 hPa |
| 2026-09-28T21:00:00Z | 963 hPa |
| 2026-09-29T00:00:00Z | 963 hPa |
| 2026-09-29T03:00:00Z | 965 hPa |
| 2026-09-29T06:00:00Z | 967 hPa |
| 2026-09-29T09:00:00Z | 974 hPa |
| 2026-09-29T12:00:00Z | 981 hPa |
| 2026-09-29T15:00:00Z | 984 hPa |
| 2026-09-29T18:00:00Z | 987 hPa |
| 2026-09-29T21:00:00Z | 992 hPa |
| 2026-09-30T00:00:00Z | 996 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | Open coast, place not named in the data | 26.3, -111.9 | 78 kt (144 km/h, 90 mph) |
| 2026-09-29 | Open coast, place not named in the data | 28.0, -110.6 | 60 kt (111 km/h, 69 mph) |
Which Agency's Numbers
Wind and pressure from nhc_working_bt,u 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.