Scattered rain showers and thunderstorms are expected in several parts of the country as the easterlies remain the dominant weather system in the next two to three days, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Sunday, May 3. Weather...
Weather experts advised local authorities in Mindanao and most part of the Visayas for the possible adverse effects of rains and thunderstorms as a result of the easterlies. Easterlies are warm, moist winds blowing from the Pacific Ocean towards the Philippines and other tropical areas and often...
Scorching conditions were felt across parts of the country on Monday, April 27, as 16 areas, including Metro Manila, reached danger-level heat index values ranging from 42°C to 46°C, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). Dagupan...
Easterlies, or warm winds from the Pacific Ocean, will continue to affect a large part of the country, bringing hot and humid conditions along with isolated to scattered rain showers in some areas, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on...
Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) reminded chiefs of police offices and unit commanders to strictly enforce measures intended to ensure the well-being of their personnel, especially those assigned in beat patrol, amid the scorching heat of the...
Filipinos can expect partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms across Metro Manila and the rest of the country on Easter Sunday, April 5, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). In its 5 a.m. bulletin,...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Good Friday, April 3, warned of hot and humid weather conditions across most parts of the country as easterlies continue to dominate the prevailing weather system. In its weather forecast, PAGASA said the...
Warm and humid conditions will continue to prevail across most of the country in the next few days, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Thursday, April 2. PAGASA weather specialist Loriedin de la Cruz-Galicia said the easterlies—or...
With the end of the northeast monsoon season (amihan) on March 23, the Philippines is entering its warm and dry season, when rising temperatures and humidity make the heat more intense. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) monitors how this heat...
After smashing March heat records in 14 states and the U.S. as a whole, the gigantic heat dome that 's baked the Southwest is creeping eastward and may end up being one of the most expansive heat waves in American history, meteorologists and weather historians said. And it 's not going...
Warm and humid weather conditions will continue to prevail across most parts of the country due to the easterlies, while the northeast monsoon or “amihan” remains affecting extreme Northern Luzon, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) has suspended the daily issuance of heat index reports following the declaration of the onset of the rainy season. In an advisory released on Tuesday, June 3, PAGASA announced that the suspension takes effect...
