2026 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
| 2026 North Indian Ocean cyclone season | |
|---|---|
Season summary map | |
| Seasonal boundaries | |
| First system formed | 7 January 2026 |
| Last system dissipated | Season ongoing |
| Strongest storm | |
| Name | BOB 01 |
| • Maximum winds | 55 km/h (35 mph) (3-minute sustained) |
| • Lowest pressure | 1004 hPa (mbar) |
| Seasonal statistics | |
| Depressions | 1 |
| Deep depressions | 1 |
| Total fatalities | Unknown |
| Total damage | Unknown |
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The 2026 North Indian Ocean cyclone season is the ongoing annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation in the North Indian Ocean basin. The season has no official bounds, but most cyclones tend to form between April and December, with the peak from May to November. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the northern Indian Ocean.
The scope of this article is limited to the Indian Ocean in the Northern Hemisphere, east of the Horn of Africa and west of the Malay Peninsula. There are two main seas in the North Indian Ocean- the Arabian Sea to the west of the Indian subcontinent, abbreviated ARB by the India Meteorological Department (IMD); and the Bay of Bengal to the east as BOB. The systems that form over land are abbreviated as LAND.
The official Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre in this basin is the IMD, while the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) releases unofficial advisories. On average, three to four cyclonic storms form in this basin every season.