TYPHOONCAT 4

Typhoon In-fa

Last update Monday, October 26 · 12:00 UTC

As of October 26 at 12:00 UTC, Typhoon In-fa is over open water at 14.1°N, 162.7°E, with maximum sustained winds of 115 knots (130 mph, 215 km/h), a Category 4 storm on the Saffir-Simpson scale.

It has traveled about 598 km (372 mi) since NASA began tracking it on October 23, and its strongest winds so far were 115 knots (130 mph, 215 km/h) on October 26.

StrengthTyphoon

CategoryCat 4

Max winds215 km/h · 130 mph

Position14.1°N 162.7°E

Peak so far215 km/h · Oct 26

Tracked for3 days

Distance598 km · 372 mi

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Video coverage

Update 1Typhoon In-Fa · Update 1 · Oct 26: Category 4, 215 km/h (130 mph)Oct 26, 08:31 UTC · ▶ Watch on YouTube

Intensity so far

Who could be affected

GDACS rates it a GREEN alert: limited humanitarian impact expected.

It estimates about 4 people live where tropical-storm-force winds (39 mph, 63 km/h or more) may reach.

GDACS report. Source: GDACS, the Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System of the United Nations and the European Commission (CC BY 4.0).

Seen from space

Satellite picture, Satellite view · October 25, 2026 — Satellite view · October 25, 2026

True color from the VIIRS instrument on the NOAA-20 satellite. The ring marks where the event was reported. Pictures: NASA Worldview (GIBS) from the daily satellite passes; clouds can hide the ground on some days.

The Saffir-Simpson scale

Hurricanes are rated 1 to 5 by their strongest sustained winds; In-fa is a Category 4 now.

Category	Winds		Damage
1	74–95 mph	119–153 km/h	Very dangerous winds will produce some damage
2	96–110 mph	154–177 km/h	Extremely dangerous winds will cause extensive damage
3	111–129 mph	178–208 km/h	Devastating damage will occur (a major hurricane)
4	130–156 mph	209–251 km/h	Catastrophic damage will occur
5	157 mph or higher	252 km/h or higher	Catastrophic damage; most of the area uninhabitable for weeks or months

Hurricane, typhoon or cyclone?

They are the same kind of storm: a spinning, warm-core system that feeds on warm ocean water. Over the North Atlantic and the eastern and central North Pacific it’s a hurricane; over the western North Pacific a typhoon; over the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific a cyclone. Below 39 mph (63 km/h) it’s a tropical depression.

Did you know?

The calm eye. A hurricane's eye is often calm and even clear. The most violent winds are in the eyewall surrounding it.

For official forecasts and warnings, follow your national weather service (in the U.S., the National Hurricane Center).

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