2026 Global Tropical Cyclone Discussion

[Atlantic]

Officially it is at 115 kts currently, equivalent to a minimal Category 4.

Arnab is also the first North Indian Ocean major cyclone since Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Tej from October 2023, three years ago.

 

[Atlantic]

Officially it is at 115 kts currently, equivalent to a minimal Category 4.

Arnab is also the first North Indian Ocean major cyclone since Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Tej from October 2023, three years ago.

Oh, and on top of that, Arnab is the 30th global major cyclone of the year, equaling 2026 with the last El Niño year globally, which was 2023.

2026 still has two months to go, so don’t be surprised if the global majors number ends up around 35-40 by December 31st