Hurricane Kiko (2025)
- August 2025
- Category 4 peak
Kiko came within 129 km of Oahu, passing to the north-east as post-tropical remnants on 10 September 2025. It had peaked far out at sea at 125 kt and was weakening as it neared the islands. At 12:00 UTC on 4 September 2025 the official forecast had it passing within 5 km of Molokai about 143 hours later — considerably closer than it eventually came.
Replay the forecasts, advisory by advisory
- Peak intensity
- 125 kt (144 mph) Category 4
- Lowest pressure
- 945 mb
- Closest pass
- 129 km (80 mi) from Oahu
- When
- 10 September 2025
- Distance from Honolulu
- 162 km (100 mi)
- Lifetime
- 11 days 31 August 2025 – 11 September 2025
- Official forecasts
- 42
- Approached from the
- north-east
The closest pass
At its closest, Kiko was 129 km (80 mi) from Oahu on 10 September 2025, as a remnant low with 30 kt (35 mph) winds, approaching from the north-east.
The forecasts
The archive holds 42 official forecast packages for Kiko, issued between 31 August 2025 and 10 September 2025. The replay shows each one as it stood at the moment it was issued — not the track we know now.
| Lead time | Mean track error |
|---|---|
| 24 h | 29 nm |
| 48 h | 52 nm |
| 72 h | 79 nm |