Typhoon Champi approaches Taiwan and Japan Meteorological Agency

Typhoon Champi is approaching Taiwan’s northern waters as of October 22, 2026, prompting heightened alert across the region despite a slight decrease in overall intensity, imnews.imbc.com reported.

Typhoon Champi approaches Taiwan waters with 190 km/h winds

At 3:00 p.m. local time on October 22, 2026, Typhoon Champi was located over the ocean approximately 620 kilometers southeast of Taipei, Taiwan’s northern capital. The system maintains a Category 4 strength with maximum sustained winds reaching 190 kilometers per hour. Strong winds and large swell-driven waves are already affecting the coastal waters off Taiwan.

Taiwan’s meteorological authorities estimate that the typhoon’s impact will peak between the night of October 22 and the early morning hours of October 24, 2026. Forecasters indicate the system will not make direct landfall on Taiwan, but authorities remain on high alert due to the storm’s sheer destructive power.

Japan Meteorological Agency adjusts forecast toward Kyushu landfall

International forecasts regarding Champi’s trajectory after passing Taiwan have converged on a course toward Japan. The Japan Meteorological Agency initially projected that the typhoon would pass close to Jeju Island and head toward Tsushima. However, successive updates shifted the expected path further south, with the 3:45 p.m. bulletin on October 22 placing the storm on a trajectory to cross directly through Japan’s southern Kyushu region.

This updated path aligns closely with prior outlooks issued by South Korea’s Meteorological Administration and the United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center, which had anticipated a Kyushu landfall since the morning of October 21, 2026. With international forecasts now aligned, the probability of Champi making landfall in Japan has increased significantly.

weakening trend expected before Japanese mainland impact

As Champi tracks toward the Japanese mainland, forecasters anticipate a rapid decrease in intensity. The system is projected to weaken to a Category 1 storm with maximum winds of 83 kilometers per hour by October 25, 2026. The storm is expected to transition into an extratropical cyclone and dissipate by approximately 3:00 p.m. on October 26, 2026.

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