Hurricane Lala (2026)
Hurricane Lala was a Category 4 hurricane at its peak, with 132 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 947 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at one of the cities we track; the strongest was Honolulu, HI, with a modeled peak gust of 54 mph.
Preliminary: this is the National Hurricane Center’s working track for the 2026 season. NOAA reviews every storm after the season and publishes the final track the next spring; this page updates then. Working tracks have no landfall points.
- Peak strength132 mph winds (1-minute)
- Category 4
- Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
- 1
- Landfalls
- 0
- Lowest pressure
- 947 mb
Track, wind field and cities
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- Depression or weaker
- Tropical storm
- Hurricane, Category 1 or 2
- Major hurricane, Category 3 to 5
- Landfall
- City (larger ring, stronger modeled gust)
- Modeled wind field, 39 to 111 mph sustained (darker, stronger; orange 111 mph+)
The shaded areas are where our model puts Hurricane Lala’s sustained winds over open land at 39 mph or more (tropical-storm force), 58, 74 (hurricane force) and 111 mph (major hurricane force) at some point along its track. Modeled, not measured. How we model hurricane winds
Modeled winds at cities (1)
Estimated peak winds for open, flat ground at each city’s center. Not measurements. How we model hurricane winds
| City | Peak gust | Sustained | Closest pass | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honolulu, HI | 54 mph | 44 mph | 67 miles | Aug 16, 2026, 6:15 AM HST |
Best track (74 positions)
| Time | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 00:00 UTC | Disturbance | 23 mph | 1007 mb | 14.5°N, 137.3°W |
| Aug 10, 06:00 UTC | Disturbance | 23 mph | 1007 mb | 14.5°N, 137.3°W |
| Aug 10, 12:00 UTC | Disturbance | 23 mph | 1006 mb | 14.6°N, 137.3°W |
| Aug 10, 18:00 UTC | Disturbance | 23 mph | 1006 mb | 14.7°N, 137.3°W |
| Aug 11, 00:00 UTC | Disturbance | 23 mph | 1006 mb | 14.8°N, 137.3°W |
| Aug 11, 06:00 UTC | Disturbance | 29 mph | 1006 mb | 14.8°N, 137.3°W |
| Aug 11, 12:00 UTC | Disturbance | 29 mph | 1006 mb | 14.9°N, 137.4°W |
| Aug 11, 18:00 UTC | Disturbance | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 15.0°N, 137.6°W |
| Aug 12, 00:00 UTC | Low | 35 mph | 1003 mb | 15.1°N, 139.4°W |
| Aug 12, 06:00 UTC | Low | 35 mph | 1003 mb | 15.0°N, 140.4°W |
| Aug 12, 12:00 UTC | Low | 35 mph | 1003 mb | 14.9°N, 141.4°W |
| Aug 12, 18:00 UTC | Low | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 14.7°N, 142.2°W |