Hurricane Polo path, 2026

What the record says

Polo was a hurricane in the Eastern and central Pacific basin that lasted about 13 days, from 17 September 2026 to 30 September 2026. Its peak was Category 5 (155 kt) on 22 September 2026, with a 1-minute sustained wind of 155 kt (178 mph, 287 km/h). Its lowest recorded pressure was 892 hPa. It is a provisional record and may change.

• Category 5peak intensity
• 155 ktpeak wind (178 mph)
• 892 hPalowest pressure
• 13 dayslifetime

Source of the peak wind: NHC working best track (provisional).

It has its own page because it reached category 5 or stronger.

This page gives the official record's figures. It does not describe the human cost of the storm, which is far larger than any wind speed or pressure here.

Where it came ashore

• 29 September 2026: Mexico (60 kt)

A landfall here is the first tropical position over land after time at sea, so it is within about six hours of the real event. The record shows up to 8.

Countries it came within 50 km of

Strongest effect first.

• Mexico

How to read this track

The line joins the storm's six-hourly positions with straight lines, coloured by its intensity at each point, so it shows how the storm strengthened and weakened. The real path curved between the positions. A dashed grey stretch means the storm had become post-tropical. Records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are estimates.

Source: NOAA NCEI IBTrACS, public domain. See data sources and caveats.