Track map & timeline · Atlantic · October 26 – November 4, 2018
TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. During the replay the shaded rings show the storm’s wind field as analysed by NHC — 39+, 58+ and 74+ mph winds, quadrant by quadrant. Click any point or table row to jump there.
01 · The story
Hurricane Oscar (2018) was a Category 2 hurricane of the 2018 Atlantic season. It formed on October 26, 2018, reached its peak of 109 mph (176 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 952 mb on October 30, 2018, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 34 mph in 24 hours (to 109 mph on October 30, 2018). The storm lasted 8.8 days and travelled about 4,383 miles (7,052 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 25.4°N 45.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 27 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1005 mb | 26.4°N 45.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 27 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 998 mb | 27.1°N 46.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 27 12:00 | TS | 58 mph | 995 mb | 27.4°N 48.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 27 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 995 mb | 27.1°N 49.9°W | open ocean |
| Oct 28 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 25.9°N 51.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 28 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 25.4°N 52.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 28 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 25.4°N 53.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 28 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 988 mb | 25.7°N 54.8°W | open ocean |
| Oct 29 00:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 988 mb | 25.5°N 56.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 29 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 986 mb | 25.5°N 57.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 29 12:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 981 mb | 25.7°N 58.1°W | open ocean |
| Oct 29 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 974 mb | 26.2°N 58.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 30 00:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 966 mb | 27.0°N 58.5°W | open ocean |
| Oct 30 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 28.0°N 58.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 30 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 971 mb | 29.0°N 58.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 30 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 977 mb | 30.3°N 57.3°W | open ocean |
| Oct 31 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 977 mb | 31.7°N 56.0°W | open ocean |
| Oct 31 06:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 977 mb | 33.0°N 54.6°W | open ocean |
| Oct 31 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 974 mb | 35.4°N 52.4°W | open ocean |
| Oct 31 18:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 81 mph | 972 mb | 38.0°N 50.5°W | open ocean |
| Nov 1 00:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 86 mph | 968 mb | 40.7°N 48.7°W | open ocean |
| Nov 1 06:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 86 mph | 965 mb | 43.4°N 46.9°W | open ocean |
| Nov 1 12:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 75 mph | 965 mb | 46.0°N 44.7°W | open ocean |
| Nov 1 18:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 965 mb | 48.2°N 41.8°W | open ocean |
| Nov 2 00:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 965 mb | 50.3°N 38.6°W | open ocean |
| Nov 2 06:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 961 mb | 52.3°N 35.5°W | open ocean |
| Nov 2 12:00 | TS extratropical | 69 mph | 957 mb | 53.4°N 33.1°W | open ocean |
| Nov 2 18:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 75 mph | 954 mb | 54.2°N 30.4°W | open ocean |
| Nov 3 00:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 81 mph | 952 mb | 55.3°N 26.8°W | open ocean |
| Nov 3 06:00 | Cat 1 extratropical | 75 mph | 956 mb | 56.6°N 23.1°W | open ocean |
| Nov 3 12:00 | TS extratropical | 63 mph | 960 mb | 57.9°N 19.6°W | open ocean |
| Nov 3 18:00 | TS extratropical | 58 mph | 964 mb | 58.9°N 17.1°W | open ocean |
| Nov 4 00:00 | TS extratropical | 52 mph | 968 mb | 59.8°N 14.5°W | open ocean |
| Nov 4 06:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 973 mb | 60.8°N 12.1°W | open ocean |
| Nov 4 12:00 | TS extratropical | 46 mph | 977 mb | 62.4°N 9.1°W | 80 mi WNW of Tórshavn, Faroe Islands |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Oscar.
At its peak on October 30, 2018, Oscar was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 109 mph (176 km/h) and a central pressure of 952 mb.
8.8 days, from October 26, 2018 to November 4, 2018, including 72 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 4,383 miles.
The 6-hourly positions, winds, pressure and wind radii are available as CSV on this page (track.csv) — they come from the NOAA National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database and are in the public domain.
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