Super Typhoon Sinlaku Over the Northern Mariana Islands

Super Typhoon Sinlaku developed in mid-April 2026 in the western Pacific Ocean, southeast of the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam. It quickly intensified into a category 5 storm with sustained winds of 150 mph (240 km/h) and gusts up to 185 mph (almost 300 km/h).

Click on each of the dates in the left side layer list above to follow the track of the storm and see the high precipitation rates (in shades of red) associated with the storm. Sinlaku brought torrential rainfall and flooding to Guam, Saipan, Tinian, and other islands of the Northern Mariana chain.

The map above compares the corrected reflectance true color imagery with sea surface temperature. Slide the opacity bar back and forth between A and B to see the warm sea surface temperatures (in shades of red) along the storm's path.

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