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...
The intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) will continue to bring scattered rain showers and thunderstorms over a huge part of the country in the next 24 hours. Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services (PAGASA) weather specialist Raymond Ordinario on Friday, May 21, said the...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) has recorded heat index values within “danger” level in 15 areas across the country on Thursday, May 20. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Dagupan City in Pangasinan topped the list of areas with the highest...
Cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms may affect most parts of the country on Thursday, May 20, due to the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), the state weather bureau said. (PIXABAY / FILE PHOTO) The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services...
Was it because Jolina Magdangal was quite huge in the 90s? Well, maybe. The use of Jolina as typhoon name came about around the same time with the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) organizing a contest in 1999 allowing people to name storms that...
The prevalence of warm and humid weather conditions has continued to push the heat index values above 40 degrees Celsius (°C) in 10 areas in Luzon on Wednesday, May 19. The heat index is the measurement of how hot it feels when relative humidity is factored in with the actual air temperature....
Cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms could affect Palawan, Visayas, and Mindanao in the next 24 hours, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Tuesday afternoon, May 18. ITCZ is a region where trade winds from the...
