Tropical cyclones in 2026

Summary

In 2026, tropical cyclones have been forming in seven major bodies of water, commonly known as tropical cyclone basins. Tropical cyclones will be named by various weather agencies when they attain maximum sustained winds of 35 knots. So far, the strongest system is Typhoon Sinlaku in the Western Pacific basin, which attained a minimum barometric pressure of 905 hPa. The deadliest and costliest system so far was Cyclone Gezani in the South-West Indian Ocean which caused 63 deaths and US$2 billion in damages mostly in Madagascar. The accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) index for the year, as calculated by Colorado State University (CSU), was 269.9 units overall, as of May 17.