Tropical Storm Higos intensified over the western Pacific on June 27, 2026, bringing heavy rainfall, flash floods, and damaging coastal winds to central and northeastern Japan within 12–36 hours.
⛈️ OPEN LIVE 3D WEATHER ALERTSTropical Storm Higos intensified over the western Pacific on June 27, 2026, positioned 450 km southeast of Tokyo at coordinates 36.4°N, 142.9°E, with sustained winds of 65 km/h and a track toward Japan's central and northeastern regions. The system poses immediate threats of heavy rainfall, flash flooding in river valleys, and damaging coastal winds as it approaches the Japanese coast. Communities across Honshu face 12–36 hours of severe weather impacts, with peak intensity expected as the system moves inland.
Tropical cyclones form when warm ocean water (≥26.5°C) energizes the atmosphere through latent heat release. The western Pacific basin, where Higos developed, is the world's most active tropical cyclone region due to consistently warm sea surface temperatures and low atmospheric wind shear during summer months. Higos's forward motion of 18 km/h and deepening low-pressure core create a tight pressure gradient that accelerates winds and triggers organized convection, rotating counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere due to the Coriolis effect.
Real-time NOAA satellite imagery (GOES-16 infrared and microwave) reveals Higos's cloud structure, central pressure, and rainfall distribution every 10 minutes. Pandita Data's 3D weather simulation integrates JTWC wind analyses, atmospheric soundings, and sea surface temperature grids to model storm track, intensity fluctuations, and precipitation patterns across Japan's topography.
Heavy rainfall (100–300 mm/24h) triggers landslides on steep terrain; storm surge inundates coastal lowlands; wind gusts exceed 100 km/h in exposed areas.
Monitor Pandita Data's live weather simulation to visualize Higos's track, rainfall intensity, and wind field evolution as it approaches and crosses your region.