Typhoon Saudel Tracker
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Saudel observation history
| Date, time | Wind Speed | Pressure | Latitude | Longitude | Movement | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 kmh | 993 mb | 22.9 | 117.9 | 13 kmh NE | Tropical Depression | |
| 56 kmh | 994 mb | 22.3 | 117.4 | 15 kmh NE | Tropical Depression | |
| 56 kmh | 994 mb | 22.1 | 116.7 | 19 kmh NE | Tropical Depression | |
| 56 kmh | 994 mb | 21.4 | 116.3 | 20 kmh NE | Tropical Depression | |
| 65 kmh | 993 mb | 20.8 | 115.7 | 24 kmh NE | Tropical Storm | |
| 65 kmh | 993 mb | 20.0 | 114.4 | 20 kmh E | Tropical Storm | |
| 46 kmh | 994 mb | 19.5 | 112.9 | 15 kmh E | Tropical Depression | |
| 46 kmh | 994 mb | 19.2 | 112.0 | 11 kmh SE | Tropical Depression | |
| 46 kmh | 996 mb | 19.3 | 111.3 | 13 kmh SE | Tropical Depression | |
| 37 kmh | 996 mb | 19.5 | 110.2 | 17 kmh S | Tropical Depression | |
| 93 kmh | 982 mb | 28.1 | 121.0 | 17 kmh W | Tropical Storm | |
| 130 kmh | 968 mb | 28.1 | 122.6 | 13 kmh W | Typhoon | |
| 139 kmh | 965 mb | 28.2 | 123.5 | 9 kmh W | Typhoon | |
| 148 kmh | 962 mb | 28.4 | 124.2 | 9 kmh W | Typhoon | |
| 139 kmh | 966 mb | 28.5 | 124.9 | 9 kmh W | Typhoon | |
| 139 kmh | 965 mb | 28.6 | 125.3 | 11 kmh NW | Typhoon | |
| 148 kmh | 963 mb | 28.6 | 125.9 | 13 kmh NW | Typhoon | |
| 157 kmh | 960 mb | 28.3 | 126.5 | 15 kmh NW | Typhoon | |
| 139 kmh | 970 mb | 27.8 | 127.3 | 17 kmh NW | Typhoon | |
| 148 kmh | 966 mb | 27.5 | 128.1 | 19 kmh NW | Typhoon | |
| 157 kmh | 963 mb | 27.2 | 129.0 | 20 kmh NW | Typhoon | |
| 148 kmh | 965 mb | 26.8 | 130.1 | 22 kmh NW | Typhoon | |
| 167 kmh | 961 mb | 26.0 | 131.1 | 22 kmh NW | Typhoon | |
| 176 kmh | 957 mb | 25.6 | 132.3 | 26 kmh NW | Typhoon | |
| 185 kmh | 954 mb | 24.9 | 133.5 | 28 kmh NW | Typhoon | |
| 194 kmh | 947 mb | 24.5 | 134.7 | 30 kmh NW | Typhoon | |
| 204 kmh | 944 mb | 23.9 | 136.3 | 30 kmh NW | Typhoon | |
| 204 kmh | 945 mb | 23.2 | 137.9 | 28 kmh NW | Typhoon | |
| 204 kmh | 949 mb | 22.6 | 139.4 | 28 kmh NW | Typhoon | |
| 204 kmh | 949 mb | 21.9 | 140.9 | 28 kmh NW | Typhoon | |
| 204 kmh | 950 mb | 21.0 | 142.3 | 26 kmh NW | Typhoon | |
| 213 kmh | 956 mb | 20.4 | 143.6 | 22 kmh NW | Typhoon | |
| 194 kmh | 956 mb | 19.6 | 144.8 | 20 kmh NW | Typhoon | |
| 176 kmh | 963 mb | 18.6 | 145.8 | 20 kmh NW | Typhoon | |
| 157 kmh | 973 mb | 17.9 | 146.5 | 22 kmh NW | Typhoon | |
| 148 kmh | 975 mb | 17.1 | 147.3 | 20 kmh NW | Typhoon | |
| 130 kmh | 983 mb | 16.0 | 148.1 | 17 kmh NW | Typhoon | |
| 111 kmh | 987 mb | 14.9 | 148.5 | 17 kmh NW | Tropical Storm | |
| 83 kmh | 994 mb | 14.7 | 149.0 | 20 kmh NW | Tropical Storm | |
| 74 kmh | 995 mb | 13.7 | 149.6 | 17 kmh NW | Tropical Storm | |
| 74 kmh | 996 mb | 12.8 | 150.2 | 20 kmh NW | Tropical Storm | |
| 65 kmh | 997 mb | 11.9 | 150.9 | 20 kmh NW | Tropical Storm | |
| 65 kmh | 999 mb | 11.4 | 151.6 | 24 kmh NW | Tropical Storm | |
| 65 kmh | 1,000 mb | 10.5 | 152.8 | 17 kmh NW | Tropical Storm | |
| 65 kmh | 1,000 mb | 9.4 | 153.7 | 9 kmh NW | Tropical Storm | |
| 65 kmh | 999 mb | 8.5 | 154.1 | 7 kmh W | Tropical Storm | |
| 56 kmh | 1,003 mb | 8.0 | 154.2 | 7 kmh W | Tropical Depression | |
| 46 kmh | 1,005 mb | 8.3 | 154.6 | 6 kmh W | Tropical Depression | |
| 46 kmh | 1,006 mb | 7.9 | 154.9 | 11 kmh W | Tropical Depression |
What's happening now
Saudel ended in the feed as a tropical depression 94 km off People's Republic of China, over the South China Sea, moving northeast at 13 km/h. The final reading on September 2 at 12:00 UTC placed the center at 22.9, 117.9, with sustained winds of 56 km/h, gusts of 64 km/h, and pressure of 993 mb. The wind speed and pressure were unchanged from the previous reading, so Saudel was holding steady at the end of its record. Saudel had reached typhoon strength on August 21 and recorded its highest wind speed, 213 km/h, on August 22 at 18:00 UTC. The final reading is the last available position because Saudel has left the feed and will not be updated again.
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How Saudel developed
August 18 — Saudel begins as a tropical depression
The first reading places Saudel at 7.9, 154.9, with 46 km/h winds, gusts of 53 km/h and pressure of 1,006 mb. Saudel moved at 11 km/h on a bearing of 250°. Six hours later, the pressure was 1,005 mb and movement had slowed to 6 km/h.
August 19 — Saudel becomes a tropical storm
Saudel reached tropical-storm strength at 06:00 UTC with winds of 65 km/h, gusts of 75 km/h and pressure of 999 mb. The storm then moved generally northwest, with its speed increasing from 7 km/h to 17 km/h by the evening reading.
August 21 — Saudel strengthens into a typhoon
Saudel's winds increased from 83 km/h early on August 21 to 111 km/h six hours later, with pressure falling to 987 mb. At 12:00 UTC, Saudel became a typhoon with 130 km/h winds and 983 mb pressure. The next reading placed the center 187 km off the Northern Mariana Islands.
August 22 — Saudel records its highest wind speed
Saudel strengthened from 176 km/h to 194 km/h before reaching its highest recorded wind speed of 213 km/h at 18:00 UTC. Gusts reached 245 km/h in that reading. Saudel's pressure was 956 mb, and the center was in the Philippine Sea at 20.4, 143.6.
August 28 — Saudel weakens to a tropical storm
After several days of typhoon-strength readings, Saudel's winds declined to 130 km/h on August 27, with pressure reaching 968 mb. At 00:00 UTC on August 28, the system was a tropical storm with 93 km/h winds and 982 mb pressure over the People's Republic of China.
September 1 — Saudel briefly returns to tropical-storm strength
The record resumes on August 31 with Saudel as a tropical depression near the People's Republic of China. Saudel reached tropical-storm strength again at 06:00 UTC on September 1 with 65 km/h winds and 993 mb pressure, then returned to tropical-depression strength six hours later.
September 1 — Weakens to a tropical depression
After briefly returning to tropical-storm strength with 65 km/h winds on September 1, Saudel weakened to a tropical depression by 18:00 UTC. The final readings recorded 56 km/h winds, 64 km/h gusts and pressure of 994 mb, with Saudel over the South China Sea and 163 km off People's Republic of China.
How Saudel is behaving
Saudel's readings show a long strengthening phase from August 18 through August 22. Pressure fell from 1,006 mb to 956 mb while wind increased from 46 km/h to 213 km/h. Pressure continued to decline after the peak wind reading, reaching 944 mb on August 24, while sustained wind stayed at 204 km/h across several readings. This combination shows that the strongest wind reading and lowest recorded pressure occurred at different times.
Saudel then weakened as pressure rose to 982 mb on August 28 and wind fell to 93 km/h. The later readings show a different structure in the record: wind stayed near 56 km/h, while pressure remained between 993 mb and 996 mb. Saudel's movement also changed from northwest at up to 30 km/h during the typhoon phase to southward, then eastward and northeastward, with the latest speed at 13 km/h. The readings support weakening, a brief return to tropical-storm strength, and a current tropical-depression classification; they do not provide measurements of wind shear, moisture or sea-surface temperature.
How to track Saudel
Open RainViewer and turn on the tropical storm tracks layer to follow Saudel's recorded positions. Read each track point as the storm's classification at that moment, rather than as a forecast. The legend uses cyan for a tropical depression, blue for a tropical storm, yellow for category 1, amber for category 2, orange for category 3, red for category 4 and dark red for category 5. Saudel's readings identify typhoon stages but do not provide a category number, so do not infer one from a track-point colour.
The latest track points place Saudel in the South China Sea, 94 km off the People's Republic of China, with a northeastward movement of 13 km/h. The track also records Saudel's earlier passage through the Philippine Sea and East China Sea, followed by readings over and off the People's Republic of China. Compare the latest point with the previous points to see the recorded change in position and classification. Set an alert for your area in the RainViewer app on Google Play or the App Store.
What the readings show about Saudel's western Pacific setting
The available record identifies Saudel as part of the 2026 western Pacific season and begins on August 18 at 7.9, 154.9. The readings show development over open water, followed by movement through the Philippine Sea and East China Sea before later readings place the system over or near the People's Republic of China and in the South China Sea. The record does not contain the atmospheric or ocean measurements needed to explain why Saudel formed at that time or place.
The supplied observations do not include verified comparisons with earlier storms, their peak categories or their impacts. No past-storm name, year, category or concrete outcome can be established from this record alone. A comparison section based on those details would require another source, so this page leaves those comparisons unknown rather than adding unsupported history.
Storm FAQ
What does Saudel's movement at 45° mean?
A movement bearing of 45° means Saudel was moving toward the northeast. The latest reading gives that movement as 13 km/h, based on the storm's centre.
Why did Saudel's strongest wind and lowest pressure occur at different times?
Saudel's highest recorded wind speed was 213 km/h on August 22 at 18:00 UTC. The lowest recorded pressure was 944 mb on August 24, so the two measurements occurred at different points in the observation record.
Why is Saudel called a typhoon in the western Pacific?
Typhoon is the basin term used for a tropical cyclone that reaches the relevant strength classification in the western Pacific. Saudel reached typhoon strength in the readings on August 21 and remained classified as a typhoon through August 27 before weakening.
Why do tropical cyclones receive names?
Names provide a clear way to distinguish one tropical cyclone from another in weather information. Saudel is the name assigned to this system in the supplied western Pacific season record.
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