diff --git a/packages/evaluate/src/weathergen/evaluate/example_extras/tropical_cyclones/TC_casestudy_main.py b/packages/evaluate/src/weathergen/evaluate/example_extras/tropical_cyclones/TC_casestudy_main.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env -S uv run --script
+# /// script
+# dependencies = [
+#   "scikit-image>=0.26.0",
+#   "scikit-learn>=1.8.0",
+#   "xarray",
+#   "tqdm",
+#   "cartopy",
+#   "omegaconf",
+#   "netcdf4"
+# ]
+# ///
+
+"""
+This script tracks tropical cyclones in forecast and target
+for a single sample, then looks for the tracks corresponding
+to a user-selected storm of interest and produces diagnostic
+plots for that storm, including the track error, simulated pressure 
+and wind speed.
+
+The tracking functionality is also intended for future use in
+systematical evaluation of all tropical cyclones in the prediction. 
+
+Before running, export 10u, 10v and msl to netcdf, regridded
+to 1°x1° as follows:
+uv run export --run-id <INFERENCE_ID> --stream ERA5 \
+--output-dir <OUTDIR> --format netcdf --regrid-degree 1 \
+--regrid-type regular_ll \
+--channel 10u 10v msl
+and again with --type target for the target. In TC_config.yml, set inpath to 
+<OUTDIR> where the regridded data is.  Make sure that
+the timesteps specificed in TC_config.yml are within the simulation. 
+
+Then run this script via 
+uv run TC_casestuy_main.py
+
+All parameters including the strom of interest are set in the config.
+"""
+
+from functools import cached_property
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+import numpy as np
+import xarray as xr
+from cyclone_finder import (
+    Cyclone,
+    CycloneFinder,
+    cyclones_in_ds,
+    track2pandas,
+    track_cyclones,
+    wrap_lon,
+)
+from cyclone_plots import track_eval_plot, track_snapshots
+from omegaconf import OmegaConf
+
+
+class TcCaseStudy:
+    """
+    Read the cyclone tracker settings, data paths and the target cyclone
+    from config, then find the matched tracks corresponding to that cyclones
+    in the prediction and target.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, cfg: dict):
+        self.cfg = cfg
+        self.selected_storm = Cyclone(
+            wind=0,
+            pressure=0,
+            lon=cfg.selected_storm.lon,
+            lat=cfg.selected_storm.lat,
+            time=np.datetime64(cfg.selected_storm.time),
+        )
+        self.finder = CycloneFinder(
+            sigma=cfg.tracking_params.laplace_size,
+            th_laplace=cfg.tracking_params.laplace_threshold,
+            th_pressure=cfg.tracking_params.pressure_threshold,
+            th_wind=cfg.tracking_params.wind_threshold,
+            min_distance=cfg.tracking_params.peak_separation,
+        )
+        self.outpath = Path(cfg.outpath)
+
+    @cached_property
+    def datasets(self):
+        infiles = {
+            k: f"{self.cfg.inpath}{k}_{self.cfg.init_time}_{self.cfg.runid}_ERA5.nc"
+            for k in ("target", "prediction")
+        }
+        datasets = {
+            k: wrap_lon(xr.open_dataset(f)).sel(latitude=slice(self.cfg.latmin, self.cfg.latmax))
+            for k, f in infiles.items()
+        }
+        return datasets
+
+    @cached_property
+    def cyclones(self):
+        times = self.datasets["target"].valid_time.values
+        cyclones = {
+            k: [cyclones_in_ds(ds, self.finder, time=t) for t in times]
+            for k, ds in self.datasets.items()
+        }
+        return cyclones
+
+    @cached_property
+    def tracks(self):
+        tracks = {
+            k: track_cyclones(d, self.cfg.tracking_params.merge_distance)
+            for k, d in self.cyclones.items()
+        }
+        return tracks
+
+    @cached_property
+    def matched_tracks(self):
+        times = self.datasets["target"].valid_time.values
+        storm_index = np.argmin(np.abs(times - self.selected_storm.time))
+        matched_stroms = {
+            k: self.selected_storm.match(x[storm_index]) for k, x in self.cyclones.items()
+        }
+        matched_tracks = {
+            k: track2pandas(d.subset(matched_stroms[k])) for k, d in self.tracks.items()
+        }
+        return matched_tracks
+
+    def plot(self):
+        self.outpath.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
+        # evaluation plot
+        evalfile = f"{self.outpath}/{self.cfg.runid}_cyclone_{self.cfg.init_time}.png"
+        fig, axs = track_eval_plot(self.matched_tracks)
+        init_time = self.datasets["target"].forecast_reference_time.values
+        fig.suptitle(f"forecast initialized {init_time}")
+        plt.savefig(evalfile)
+
+        # example maps
+        snapshotfile = f"{self.outpath}/{self.cfg.runid}_cyclone_{self.cfg.init_time}_snapshots.png"
+        track_snapshots(self.matched_tracks, self.datasets)
+        plt.savefig(snapshotfile)
+
+
+def main():
+    cfg = OmegaConf.load("TC_config.yml")
+    casestudy = TcCaseStudy(cfg)
+    casestudy.plot()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/packages/evaluate/src/weathergen/evaluate/example_extras/tropical_cyclones/TC_config.yml b/packages/evaluate/src/weathergen/evaluate/example_extras/tropical_cyclones/TC_config.yml
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+runid : "i0xr7z48"
+init_time :  "2023-10-07T00"
+inpath : "/p/project1/weatherai/buschow1/wegen_export/cyclones/" 
+outpath : "./plots/"
+latmin: -30 # TCs are only detected for latmin<=lat<=latmax
+latmax: 30
+selected_storm : # the storm you want to analyze
+  lon : 154.7
+  lat : 9.6 
+  time : "2023-10-07T00:00"
+tracking_params:
+  laplace_size : 2 # in units of gridboxes
+  laplace_threshold : 0 # should be >= 0 to fond low pressure systems
+  pressure_threshold : 103000 # in Pa
+  wind_threshold : 0  # in m/s
+  peak_separation : 5 # in units of gridboxes
+  merge_distance: 300 # in km
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diff --git a/packages/evaluate/src/weathergen/evaluate/example_extras/tropical_cyclones/cyclone_finder.py b/packages/evaluate/src/weathergen/evaluate/example_extras/tropical_cyclones/cyclone_finder.py
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+from dataclasses import dataclass
+
+import numpy as np
+import pandas as pd
+import xarray as xr
+from scipy.cluster.hierarchy import DisjointSet
+from scipy.ndimage import gaussian_laplace, maximum_filter
+from skimage.feature import peak_local_max
+from sklearn.metrics.pairwise import haversine_distances
+from tqdm import tqdm
+
+
+@dataclass(order=True, frozen=True)
+class Cyclone:
+    wind: float
+    pressure: float
+    lon: float
+    lat: float
+    ID: str | None = None
+    time: np.datetime64 | None = None
+
+    def dist_to(self, other: "Cyclone") -> float:
+        r_earth = 6371.0
+        p1 = [np.deg2rad(deg) for deg in (self.lat, self.lon)]
+        p2 = [np.deg2rad(deg) for deg in (other.lat, other.lon)]
+        angle = haversine_distances(X=np.array(p1).reshape(1, -1), Y=np.array(p2).reshape(1, -1))
+        return r_earth * angle
+
+    def match(self, cyclones: list["Cyclone"], maxdist_km: float = 3000) -> "Cyclone":
+        """
+        Select the closest from a set of other cyclones
+        """
+        dists = [self.dist_to(other) for other in cyclones]
+        if min(dists) < maxdist_km:
+            return cyclones[np.argmin(dists)]
+        else:
+            return None
+
+
+class CycloneFinder:
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        sigma: float = 2,
+        th_laplace: float = 30,
+        th_pressure: float = 101000,
+        th_wind: float = 10,
+        min_distance: float = 5,
+    ):
+        """
+        Try finding cyclones with simple blob detection
+        plus some heuristic filter criteria
+        Attributes
+        ----------
+        sigma: Gauss standard deviation. The zeros of the laplace filter
+               are at sqrt(2)*sigma distance from the center
+        th_laplace: minimum value of the filtered field
+        th_pressure: maxmimum pressure value
+        th_wind: minimum wind speed
+        min_distance: minimum distance between peaks in number of gridpoints
+        """
+        self.sigma = sigma
+        self.th_laplace = th_laplace
+        self.th_pressure = th_pressure
+        self.th_wind = th_wind
+        self.min_distance = min_distance
+
+    def filter(self, image):
+        return gaussian_laplace(image, sigma=self.sigma)
+
+    def mask(self, pressure, windmax):
+        pressuremask = (pressure < self.th_pressure).values
+        windmask = windmax > self.th_wind
+        return pressuremask & windmask
+
+    def find_cyclones(self, pressure, wind, windmaxsize=5, timestamp=None) -> list["Cyclone"]:
+        # apply the LoG filter to pressure
+        filtered = self.filter(pressure)
+        # find candidate maxima
+        candidates = peak_local_max(
+            filtered, threshold_abs=self.th_laplace, min_distance=self.min_distance
+        )
+        # apply mask
+        windmax = maximum_filter(wind.values, size=windmaxsize)
+        mask = self.mask(pressure, windmax)[candidates[:, 0], candidates[:, 1]]
+        cyclones = candidates[mask, :]
+        res = [
+            Cyclone(
+                lon=pressure.longitude.values[y],
+                lat=pressure.latitude.values[x],
+                wind=windmax[x, y],
+                pressure=pressure.values[x, y],
+                time=timestamp,
+            )
+            for x, y in zip(cyclones[:, 0], cyclones[:, 1], strict=False)
+        ]
+        return res
+
+
+def track_cyclones(timesteps: list[list["Cyclone"]], merge_distance_km: float = 300) -> DisjointSet:
+    """
+    Takes a list of lists of cyclones, each top level entry representing one timestep,
+    returns a DisjointSet where each entry represents a track.
+    """
+    tracks = DisjointSet()
+    prev_step = []
+
+    for step in tqdm(timesteps):
+        # Add all storms from this timestep
+        for storm in step:
+            tracks.add(storm)
+
+        # Build all candidate matches (prev → curr)
+        candidates = []
+        for s_prev in prev_step:
+            for s_curr in step:
+                d = s_prev.dist_to(s_curr)
+                if d <= merge_distance_km:
+                    candidates.append((d, s_prev, s_curr))
+
+        # Sort by distance (closest first)
+        candidates.sort(key=lambda x: x[0])
+
+        # Keep track of which storms have already been matched
+        used_prev = set()
+        used_curr = set()
+
+        # Greedy matching: closest pairs first
+        for _dist, s_prev, s_curr in candidates:
+            if s_prev not in used_prev and s_curr not in used_curr:
+                tracks.merge(s_prev, s_curr)
+                used_prev.add(s_prev)
+                used_curr.add(s_curr)
+
+        prev_step = step
+
+    return tracks
+
+
+def track2pandas(track: list["Cyclone"]) -> pd.DataFrame:
+    return pd.DataFrame([storm.__dict__ for storm in track]).set_index("time").sort_index()
+
+
+def cyclones_in_ds(ds: xr.Dataset, finder: "CycloneFinder", time: np.datetime64) -> list["Cyclone"]:
+    """
+    Find cyclones in a dataset containing at least msl, u10, v10,
+    at a given timestep, using a given CycloneFinder.
+    """
+    ds_t = ds.sel(valid_time=time)
+    msl = ds_t.msl
+    v = np.sqrt(ds_t.u10**2 + ds_t.v10**2)
+    return finder.find_cyclones(pressure=msl, wind=v, timestamp=time)
+
+
+def track_error(track1: pd.DataFrame, track2: pd.DataFrame) -> pd.DataFrame:
+    """
+    Given two tracks as pd.DataFrames, compute their distance in km.
+    At timesteps where one track is missing, the result is NaN.
+    """
+    r_earth = 6371.0
+    coords = [np.deg2rad(x.loc[:, ["lat", "lon"]]) for x in track1.align(track2, join="inner")]
+    angle = haversine_distances(X=coords[0].values, Y=coords[1].values)
+    distance = pd.DataFrame({"distance": r_earth * np.diag(angle)}, index=coords[0].index)
+    all_idx = track1.index.union(track2.index)
+    distance = distance.reindex(all_idx)
+
+    return distance
+
+
+def wrap_lon(ds: xr.Dataset) -> xr.Dataset:
+    "Convert longitude from 0...360 to -180...180"
+    ds["longitude"] = (ds["longitude"] + 180) % 360 - 180
+    ds = ds.sortby("longitude")
+    return ds
diff --git a/packages/evaluate/src/weathergen/evaluate/example_extras/tropical_cyclones/cyclone_plots.py b/packages/evaluate/src/weathergen/evaluate/example_extras/tropical_cyclones/cyclone_plots.py
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+import cartopy.crs as ccrs
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+import numpy as np
+import pandas as pd
+import xarray as xr
+from cyclone_finder import track_error
+
+
+def track_eval_plot(matched_tracks):
+    """
+    A four panel plot showing
+    * the target and predicted track on a map
+    * the track error in km
+    * the pressure at the cyclone core for target and prediction
+    * the maximum wind speed near the cyclone center
+    """
+    fig, axs = plt.subplots(2, 2, sharex=True, figsize=(10, 6))
+    fig.delaxes(axs[0, 0])
+    axs[0, 0] = fig.add_subplot(2, 2, 1, projection=ccrs.PlateCarree())
+    axs[0, 0].coastlines()
+    axs[0, 0].set_title("storm tracks")
+    axs[0, 1].set_title("track error in km")
+    axs[1, 0].set_title("core pressure in Pa")
+    axs[1, 1].set_title("max wind speed in m/s")
+    track_error(*matched_tracks.values()).plot(ax=axs[0, 1])
+    for lab, track in matched_tracks.items():
+        track.plot(x="lon", y="lat", ax=axs[0, 0], label=lab)
+        track.plot(y="pressure", ax=axs[1, 0], label=lab)
+        track.plot(y="wind", ax=axs[1, 1], label=lab)
+    return fig, axs
+
+
+def bounding_box(matched_tracks, pad=2):
+    """
+    Compute a lon/lat box containing the matched cyclone tracks.
+    """
+    all_lons = pd.concat([matched_tracks["target"]["lon"], matched_tracks["prediction"]["lon"]])
+    all_lats = pd.concat([matched_tracks["target"]["lat"], matched_tracks["prediction"]["lat"]])
+    lon_min = all_lons.min() - pad
+    lon_max = all_lons.max() + pad
+    lat_min = all_lats.min() - pad
+    lat_max = all_lats.max() + pad
+    bbox = (lon_min, lon_max, lat_min, lat_max)
+    return bbox
+
+
+def track_snapshots(matched_tracks, datasets, skip=5):
+    """
+    A plot with two rows showing the spatial distribution of windspeeds
+    in prediction and target, with crosses marking the cyclone centers found
+    by the tracker. The time difference between snapshots is controlled by
+    skip.
+    """
+    bbox = bounding_box(matched_tracks)
+    all_steps = matched_tracks["target"].index.union(matched_tracks["prediction"].index)
+    selsteps = np.arange(0, len(all_steps), skip)
+    plotdat = xr.concat(datasets.values(), dim=datasets.keys()).isel(valid_time=selsteps)
+    plotdat = plotdat.sel(longitude=slice(bbox[0], bbox[1]), latitude=slice(bbox[2], bbox[3]))
+    speed = np.sqrt(plotdat.u10**2 + plotdat.v10**2)
+    p = speed.plot(
+        row="concat_dim", col="valid_time", subplot_kws=dict(projection=ccrs.PlateCarree())
+    )
+    for ax in p.axs.flatten():
+        ax.coastlines()
+        ax.set_extent(bbox)
+    for i, s in enumerate(all_steps[selsteps]):
+        leadtime = plotdat.forecast_period[i].values / np.timedelta64(1, "h")
+        p.axs[0, i].set_title(s)
+        p.axs[1, i].set_title(f"{leadtime}h forecast")
+        for j, tr in enumerate(matched_tracks.values()):
+            if s in tr.index:
+                tr.loc[[s]].plot.scatter(
+                    x="lon", y="lat", ax=p.axs[j, i], color="tab:red", marker="x", s=100
+                )
+    return p