5 Sep 2026 - 02:11 EDT
5 Sep 2026 - 06:11 UTC

Hurricane Lowell at 13.3°N - 161.4°W

North Pacific Ocean

Last observation: 05 Sep 2026 - 06:10 UTC

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27 Aug 2026 - 5 Sep 2026

Approximately 700 miles from Hawaii

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5 Sep 2026 - 3:00 UTC ...LOWELL REGAINS CATEGORY 5 STRENGTH THIS AFTERNOON... ...INTERESTS IN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR ITS PROGRESS... As of 5:00 PM HST Fri Sep 04 the center of Lowell was located near 13.3, -161.4 with movement W at 7 mph. The minimum central pressure was 922 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 160 mph.

4 Sep 2026 - 21:00 UTC ...LOWELL IS A POWERFUL CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE... ...INTERESTS IN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR ITS PROGRESS... As of 11:00 AM HST Fri Sep 04 the center of Lowell was located near 13.2, -160.7 with movement WSW at 7 mph. The minimum central pressure was 926 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 150 mph.

More storm history

4 Sep 2026 - 18:00 UTC ...AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTERS INDICATE THAT LOWELL HAS STRENGTHENED QUICKLY... As of 8:00 AM HST Fri Sep 04 the center of Lowell was located near 13.3, -160.4 with movement W at 8 mph. The minimum central pressure was 936 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 150 mph.

4 Sep 2026 - 15:00 UTC ...LOWELL REMAINS A MAJOR HURRICANE... ...INTERESTS IN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS SHOULD CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR ITS PROGRESS... As of 5:00 AM HST Fri Sep 04 the center of Lowell was located near 13.3, -160.1 with movement W at 8 mph. The minimum central pressure was 947 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 125 mph.

4 Sep 2026 - 9:00 UTC ...INTERESTS IN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF LOWELL... As of 11:00 PM HST Thu Sep 03 the center of Lowell was located near 13.4, -159.6 with movement W at 9 mph. The minimum central pressure was 947 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 125 mph.

4 Sep 2026 - 3:00 UTC ...LOWELL MOVING WESTWARD AS A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE... ...INTERESTS IN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF LOWELL... As of 5:00 PM HST Thu Sep 03 the center of Lowell was located near 13.5, -158.9 with movement W at 9 mph. The minimum central pressure was 943 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 130 mph.

3 Sep 2026 - 21:00 UTC ...LOWELL EXPECTED TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS... ...INTERESTS IN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF LOWELL... As of 11:00 AM HST Thu Sep 03 the center of Lowell was located near 13.6, -158.1 with movement W at 10 mph. The minimum central pressure was 945 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 140 mph.

3 Sep 2026 - 15:00 UTC ...LOWELL EXPECTED TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS... ...INTERESTS IN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF LOWELL... As of 5:00 AM HST Thu Sep 03 the center of Lowell was located near 13.5, -157.2 with movement W at 10 mph. The minimum central pressure was 945 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 140 mph.

3 Sep 2026 - 9:00 UTC ...LOWELL FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS... As of 11:00 PM HST Wed Sep 02 the center of Lowell was located near 13.3, -156.3 with movement W at 10 mph. The minimum central pressure was 941 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 145 mph.

3 Sep 2026 - 3:00 UTC ...NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT REPORTS LOWELL IS NOW A CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE... ...EXPECTED TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS... As of 5:00 PM HST Wed Sep 02 the center of Lowell was located near 13.3, -155.2 with movement W at 10 mph. The minimum central pressure was 933 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 155 mph.

2 Sep 2026 - 21:00 UTC ...LOWELL RAPIDLY INTENSIFIES INTO A CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE... ...EXPECTED TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS... As of 11:00 AM HST Wed Sep 02 the center of Lowell was located near 13.3, -154.3 with movement W at 10 mph. The minimum central pressure was 927 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 160 mph.

2 Sep 2026 - 15:00 UTC ...LOWELL CONTINUES RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING... ...FORECAST TO BE A POWERFUL HURRICANE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS... As of 5:00 AM HST Wed Sep 02 the center of Lowell was located near 13.4, -153.2 with movement W at 10 mph. The minimum central pressure was 932 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 155 mph.

2 Sep 2026 - 9:00 UTC ...LOWELL FORECAST TO BE A POWERFUL HURRICANE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS... As of 11:00 PM HST Tue Sep 01 the center of Lowell was located near 13.5, -152.2 with movement W at 12 mph. The minimum central pressure was 941 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 145 mph.

2 Sep 2026 - 3:00 UTC ...LOWELL STRENGTHENING AND MOVING WESTWARD... As of 5:00 PM HST Tue Sep 01 the center of Lowell was located near 13.5, -151.2 with movement W at 10 mph. The minimum central pressure was 953 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 130 mph.

2 Sep 2026 - 0:00 UTC ...LOWELL RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING... As of 2:00 PM HST Tue Sep 01 the center of Lowell was located near 13.5, -150.7 with movement W at 10 mph. The minimum central pressure was 957 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 125 mph.

1 Sep 2026 - 21:00 UTC ...LOWELL STRENGTHENING QUICKLY... ...FORECAST TO BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE ON WEDNESDAY... As of 11:00 AM HST Tue Sep 01 the center of Lowell was located near 13.5, -150.3 with movement WNW at 10 mph. The minimum central pressure was 977 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 90 mph.

1 Sep 2026 - 15:00 UTC ...LOWELL NOW A HURRICANE... ...FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN TO MAJOR HURRICANE BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT... As of 5:00 AM HST Tue Sep 01 the center of Lowell was located near 13.4, -149.4 with movement WNW at 12 mph. The minimum central pressure was 985 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 80 mph.

1 Sep 2026 - 9:00 UTC ...LOWELL FORECAST TO BECOME A HURRICANE OVERNIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY... As of 11:00 PM HST Mon Aug 31 the center of Lowell was located near 13.1, -148.5 with movement W at 10 mph. The minimum central pressure was 993 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 70 mph.

1 Sep 2026 - 3:00 UTC ...LOWELL FORECAST TO BECOME A HURRICANE SOON AND INTENSIFY RAPIDLY THEREAFTER... As of 5:00 PM HST Mon Aug 31 the center of Lowell was located near 13.0, -147.4 with movement W at 10 mph. The minimum central pressure was 993 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 70 mph.

31 Aug 2026 - 21:00 UTC ...LOWELL FORECAST TO INTENSIFY RAPIDLY OVER THE NEXT DAY OR TWO... As of 11:00 AM HST Mon Aug 31 the center of Lowell was located near 12.9, -146.5 with movement W at 13 mph. The minimum central pressure was 995 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 65 mph.

31 Aug 2026 - 15:00 UTC ...LOWELL FORECAST TO RAPIDLY INTENSIFY OVER THE NEXT DAY OR TWO... As of 5:00 AM HST Mon Aug 31 the center of Lowell was located near 12.8, -145.7 with movement W at 14 mph. The minimum central pressure was 995 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 65 mph.

31 Aug 2026 - 9:00 UTC ...LOWELL STRENGTHENS SLIGHTLY ON A WESTWARD TRACK... As of 11:00 PM HST Sun Aug 30 the center of Lowell was located near 13.0, -144.2 with movement W at 12 mph. The minimum central pressure was 997 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 60 mph.

31 Aug 2026 - 3:00 UTC ...LOWELL HOLDING STEADY ON A WESTWARD TRACK... As of 5:00 PM HST Sun Aug 30 the center of Lowell was located near 13.2, -143.3 with movement W at 12 mph. The minimum central pressure was 999 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 50 mph.

30 Aug 2026 - 21:00 UTC ...LOWELL MOVING WESTWARD WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN INTENSITY... As of 11:00 AM HST Sun Aug 30 the center of Lowell was located near 13.3, -141.8 with movement W at 13 mph. The minimum central pressure was 999 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 50 mph.

30 Aug 2026 - 15:00 UTC ...LOWELL CONTINUING WESTWARD INTO THE CENTRAL PACIFIC... As of 5:00 AM HST Sun Aug 30 the center of Lowell was located near 13.3, -140.4 with movement W at 13 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1000 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 50 mph.

30 Aug 2026 - 9:00 UTC ...LOWELL HOLDING STEADY ON A WESTWARD TRACK... ...NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER... As of 11:00 PM HST Sat Aug 29 the center of Lowell was located near 13.2, -139.1 with movement W at 10 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1000 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 50 mph.

30 Aug 2026 - 3:00 UTC ...LOWELL STRENGTHENS SLIGHTLY... As of 5:00 PM HST Sat Aug 29 the center of Lowell was located near 13.2, -138.1 with movement W at 9 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1001 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 50 mph.

29 Aug 2026 - 21:00 UTC ...LOWELL JOGS A LITTLE WEST-NORTHWESTWARD... As of 11:00 AM HST Sat Aug 29 the center of Lowell was located near 13.2, -137.1 with movement WNW at 13 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1003 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 45 mph.

29 Aug 2026 - 15:00 UTC ...LOWELL MOVING WESTWARD WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH... As of 5:00 AM HST Sat Aug 29 the center of Lowell was located near 12.8, -135.7 with movement W at 8 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1003 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 45 mph.

29 Aug 2026 - 9:00 UTC ...LOWELL HOLDING STEADY... As of 11:00 PM HST Fri Aug 28 the center of Lowell was located near 12.6, -134.8 with movement W at 8 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1003 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 45 mph.

29 Aug 2026 - 3:00 UTC ...LOWELL HOLDING STEADY ON A WESTWARD TRACK... As of 5:00 PM HST Fri Aug 28 the center of Lowell was located near 12.5, -134.2 with movement W at 7 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1003 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 45 mph.

28 Aug 2026 - 21:00 UTC ...LOWELL STARTING ITS WESTWARD TURN... As of 11:00 AM HST Fri Aug 28 the center of Lowell was located near 12.5, -133.4 with movement NW at 5 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1003 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 45 mph.

28 Aug 2026 - 15:00 UTC ...LOWELL FORECAST TO TURN WESTWARD AND STRENGTHEN... As of 5:00 AM HST Fri Aug 28 the center of Lowell was located near 12.5, -132.8 with movement NNW at 5 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1003 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 45 mph.

28 Aug 2026 - 9:00 UTC ...LOWELL STRENGTHENS A LITTLE WHILE DRIFTING EAST-NORTHEASTWARD... ...FORECAST TO TURN WESTWARD AND CONTINUE STRENGTHENING... As of 11:00 PM HST Thu Aug 27 the center of Lowell was located near 11.7, -133.0 with movement ENE at 6 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1003 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 45 mph.

28 Aug 2026 - 3:00 UTC ...LOWELL DRIFTING EAST-NORTHEASTWARD WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH... As of 5:00 PM HST Thu Aug 27 the center of Lowell was located near 11.4, -133.5 with movement ENE at 5 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1004 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 40 mph.

27 Aug 2026 - 21:00 UTC ...TROPICAL STORM LOWELL FORMS IN THE OPEN EASTERN PACIFIC... As of 11:00 AM HST Thu Aug 27 the center of Lowell was located near 11.3, -133.8 with movement ENE at 5 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1006 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 40 mph.

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