Parts of Visayas and Mindanao may experience scattered rain showers and thunderstorms on Thursday, May 27, due to the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), the state weather bureau said. (MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)...
Filipinos across the country watched the rare "blood moon" lunar eclipse Wednesday evening, May 26. Screengrab from PAGASA live viewing event (MANILA BULLETIN) While clouds and pandemic restrictions kept some Filipinos from seeing the lunar spectacle live, social media and video streams have...
The low pressure area (LPA) that is embedded inside the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) has dissipated on Wednesday afternoon, May 26, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). PAGASA weather specialist Ariel Rojas said the ITCZ, or the...
The rainy season is about to start in the Philippines as manifested by the isolated afternoon or evening rain showers and severe thunderstorms, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Wednesday, May 26. PAGASA's Climate Monitoring and...
As youth residents of Pag-asa Island aspired to become law enforcers in the future, Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Commandant Admiral George Ursabia Jr. encouraged them “to study hard and be the future” for their community. To help the students in their preparation for the upcoming school year,...
All eyes will be on the skies on Wednesday, May 26, for an extra special lunar spectacle. A total lunar eclipse will be visible to the Philippines while the moon is at its biggest and brightest also called a "supermoon." This does not happen so often so get your cameras and binoculars ready and...
A low pressure area (LPA), embedded inside the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ), was spotted east of Mindanao on Tuesday afternoon, May 25. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) estimated the location of the LPA at 885 kilometers east of...
Metro Manila and the rest of the country will still be partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms in the afternoon or evening, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). In its weather bulletin issued on Monday afternoon,...
The computed heat index values in Dagupan City, Pangasinan and Sangley Point, Cavite reached 47 degrees Celsius (°C) on Sunday, May 23, amid the prevalence of hot and humid weather across the country. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)...
The easterlies or the warm winds coming from the Pacific Ocean will be the dominant weather system that will bring warm and humid weather conditions over the country on Sunday, May 23. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Metro Manila and...
If you missed the supermoon last April, fret no more as there is another lunar spectacle to watch out for before the end of May. Even better, this month’s sky treat also involves a total lunar eclipse which can be viewed while the moon is at its biggest and brightest on May 26. In its...
The "normal" onset of the rainy season for areas under Type I climate is expected to commence between the second half of May and the first half of June, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). Areas under Type I climate classification have two...
