The country appears to be facing a jarring climate contradiction as two major government agencies simultaneously activate emergency measures: one bracing for a looming severe drought while the other mobilizes for imminent and heavy flooding. According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and...
One more beach trip may still be possible before the rainy season sets in. The country may be starting to feel more frequent afternoon rains and thunderstorms, but the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said the warm, dry season has yet to...
Scorching and humid conditions will continue across most of the country this week, although more areas may experience isolated afternoon or evening thunderstorms that could bring sudden heavy rains, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on...
Extreme northern Luzon and parts of Mindanao are expected to experience rainfall, while localized afternoon or evening thunderstorms may occur in the rest of the country over the next 24 hours, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Sunday,...
Amid the scorching heat being experienced across the country, the water level of Angat Dam further declined and remained below its minimum operating level, prompting authorities to reduce water allocation for irrigation, the National Water Resources Board (NWRB) said on Saturday, May 16. As of 8...
The low-pressure area (LPA) being monitored inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) remains unlikely to redevelop into a tropical cyclone and continues to have no direct effect on any part of the country, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration...
Scorching conditions continue as the peak of the warm and dry season brings widespread dangerous heat index levels across most of the country, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Friday, May 15. PAGASA Climate Monitoring and Prediction...
Tropical Depression “Caloy” (international name: Hagupit) weakened into a low-pressure area (LPA) on Monday evening, May 11, while another weather disturbance being monitored outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) is unlikely to develop into a cyclone, according to the State...
The heat index in Borongan, Eastern Samar soared to 48 degrees Celsius (°C) on Monday, May 11, the highest recorded so far this hot and dry season, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). Several other areas across the country also...
The water level at Angat Dam in Norzagaray, Bulacan fell below its 180-meter minimum operating level on Monday, May 11 as the reservoir continued to decline due to weak rainfall over its watershed, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration...
Tropical Storm “Caloy” (international name: Hagupit) is expected to gradually weaken as it continues moving over the Philippine Sea, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Sunday, May 10. PAGASA said the center of Caloy was estimated at...
Tropical Storm Hagupit entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Saturday evening, May 9, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said. The state weather bureau said it was assigned the local name “Caloy.” “At 6:00 PM today,...
