Most parts of the country can expect generally fair weather on Independence Day as the easterlies have become the dominant weather system while the southwest monsoon or habagat has weakened, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Friday,...
Most of the archipelago will experience partly cloudy to cloudy weather and chances of rain showers and thunderstorms on Independence Day, June 12, due to the southwest monsoon (habagat) and the easterlies, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said El Niño conditions have emerged in the tropical Pacific, and a full El Niño event is likely to develop in the coming months. In an advisory on Tuesday, June 9, PAGASA said that sea surface temperature...
Tropical Depression Ester has exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), but the southwest monsoon or habagat will continue to bring moderate to heavy rains over several provinces in Northern Luzon, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) has temporarily stopped issuing its daily heat index forecasts following the official onset of the rainy season. In an advisory issued on Friday, June 5, PAGASA said the suspension took effect immediately as...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) convened government agencies and uniformed services at the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) Operations Center in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City on Friday, June 5, as the national government tightened preparedness measures for the...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Friday, June 5, warned of heavy rainfall in parts of western Luzon as Tropical Depression Ester continued to enhance the southwest monsoon or “habagat.” As of 11 a.m., the center of Ester was estimated...
The low-pressure area (LPA) northwest of Batanes has developed into Tropical Depression Ester early Friday, June 5, becoming the country 's fifth tropical cyclone this year, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said. PAGASA said Ester formed...
Rainy days are back! The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Thursday, June 4, officially declared the start of the rainy season in the country, as the southwest monsoon, locally known as “habagat,” brings more frequent rainfall across most...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Thursday, June 4, said a low-pressure area (LPA) outside the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) has become more likely to develop into a tropical cyclone within 24 hours. As of 3 a.m., the LPA was...
The southwest monsoon or habagat may bring up to 100 millimeters (mm) of rainfall over Metro Manila and several provinces in Luzon on Wednesday, June 3, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said. PAGASA weather specialist Veronica Torres said...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Monday, June 1, raised a yellow rainfall warning over Metro Manila due to the effects of the southwest monsoon or “hanging habagat.” Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno" Domagoso said the city...
