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August 6, 2026 - Typhoon Dolphin
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After passing over the uninhabited island of Iwo Jima, Japan on August 4, 2026, Typhoon Dolphin continued to take aim at southern Japan, the Marshall Islands, and eastern China as a dangerously strong storm.
Near the time that the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired this true-color image on August 5, maximum sustained winds were estimated at about 100 miles per hour (161 km/h). This is the equivalent of a Category 2 storm on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.
By the evening of August 5, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) reported that Dolphin’s maximum sustained winds had dropped to about 92 mph (148 km/h), which is the equivalent of a strong Category 1 storm. It was located about 447 miles (719 km) east of Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan and was moving west-northwestward. The significant wave height pushed by the storm was reported as 40 feet (12.2 meters).
The JTWC expects that Typhoon Dolphin will continue of a wobbling west-northwest track then, likely on August 8, will turn northwestward. The storm will likely strike or skirt Okinawa prior to making landfall south of Shanghai, China. It is expected that Dolphin will maintain its current strength until it passes Okinawa and then it is likely to weaken before making landfall over China. Once over land, the typhoon will rapidly weaken and dissipate.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Aqua
Date Acquired: 8/5/2026
Resolutions:
1km (411 KB), 500m (1.4 MB), 250m (4.3 MB)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
After passing over the uninhabited island of Iwo Jima, Japan on August 4, 2026, Typhoon Dolphin continued to take aim at southern Japan, the Marshall Islands, and eastern China as a dangerously strong storm.
Near the time that the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired this true-color image on August 5, maximum sustained winds were estimated at about 100 miles per hour (161 km/h). This is the equivalent of a Category 2 storm on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.
By the evening of August 5, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) reported that Dolphin’s maximum sustained winds had dropped to about 92 mph (148 km/h), which is the equivalent of a strong Category 1 storm. It was located about 447 miles (719 km) east of Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan and was moving west-northwestward. The significant wave height pushed by the storm was reported as 40 feet (12.2 meters).
The JTWC expects that Typhoon Dolphin will continue of a wobbling west-northwest track then, likely on August 8, will turn northwestward. The storm will likely strike or skirt Okinawa prior to making landfall south of Shanghai, China. It is expected that Dolphin will maintain its current strength until it passes Okinawa and then it is likely to weaken before making landfall over China. Once over land, the typhoon will rapidly weaken and dissipate.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Aqua
Date Acquired: 8/5/2026
Resolutions:
1km (411 KB), 500m (1.4 MB), 250m (4.3 MB)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
