Hawaii Hurricane Archive

Archive replay · live forecasts → CPHC

Hurricane Lala (2026)

This storm is in progress. The data on this page is operational and will be revised in the post-season re-analysis. Watches and warnings come from the Central Pacific Hurricane Center, not from here.

Lala came within 51 km of Hawaii, passing to the south-west as a category 1 hurricane on 16 August 2026. It had peaked far out at sea at 115 kt and was weakening as it neared the islands. Across 64 official forecasts the nearest approach ever predicted was 6 km from Hawaii.

Replay the forecasts, advisory by advisory
Satellite photo of Hurricane Lala (2026)
Lala on 16 August 2026 — NASA Worldview / GIBS (EOSDIS)
Peak intensity
115 kt (132 mph) Category 4
Lowest pressure
947 mb
Closest pass so far
51 km (32 mi) from Hawaii
When
16 August 2026
Distance from Honolulu
113 km (70 mi)
Lifetime
18 days 10 August 2026 – 28 August 2026
Official forecasts
64
Approached from the
south-west

The pass so far

At its closest pass so far, Lala was 51 km (32 mi) from Hawaii with 65 kt (75 mph) winds. The closest official forecast so far brings its centre within 6 km (4 mi) of Hawaii. These numbers move with every advisory.

The forecasts

The archive holds 64 official forecast packages for Lala, issued between 12 August 2026 and 28 August 2026. The replay shows each one as it stood at the moment it was issued — not the track we know now.

Lead timeMean track error
24 h22 nm
48 h28 nm
72 h41 nm

In the news

Headlines collected while the storm is in progress; they link to their publishers, not to this archive.

Other close passes at Hawaii