Tropical Depression Basyang accelerated as it moved closer to Mindanao, prompting the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) to raise Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 over the southern portion of Surigao del Sur on Wednesday morning, Feb. 4. As of 5...
5 p.m., Feb. 6 Tropical Depression Basyang (Penha) was located over the vicinity of Dauis, Bohol, moving west-southwestward at 15 kilometers per hour, with maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour near the center and gusts of up to 75 kilometers per hour. PAGASA said the cyclone is...
Tropical Depression Basyang entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Tuesday evening, Feb. 3, and is expected to make landfall over eastern Mindanao or the southern portion of Eastern Visayas later this week, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Tuesday, Feb. 3 said the low-pressure area (LPA 02a) being monitored outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) has developed into a tropical depression and is expected to enter the PAR within the...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Tuesday, Feb. 3, said a low-pressure area (LPA) east of Mindanao has a high chance of developing into a tropical depression and may enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) within the day. The LPA...
Cool mornings have sent many Filipinos scrolling and sharing posts about the so-called “aphelion phenomenon,” but state weather officials say the chill has far less to do with Earth’s distance from the sun than with the steady push of seasonal winds. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical,...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Monday, Feb. 2, said the shear line continues to bring rains over parts of the country, while a cloud cluster outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) remains under monitoring for possible...
Moderate to heavy rains are expected over Southern Luzon and the Visayas as the shear line continues to affect large parts of the country on Sunday, Feb. 1, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said. PAGASA weather specialist Leanne Loreto said...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Saturday, Jan. 31, said the shear line continued to bring rains over parts of the country, while a cloud cluster outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) was being monitored for possible...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said four to 11 tropical cyclones may develop or enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) from February to July, with fewer systems expected in the early months and more toward midyear. In its latest...
Cyclone-free conditions are expected as February begins, with the northeast monsoon, locally known as “amihan,” keeping temperatures cool in Luzon and parts of the Visayas. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Friday, Jan. 30 said no...
Metro Manila recorded its lowest air temperature so far this northeast monsoon, or “amihan,” season at 19.2 degrees Celsius (°C) on Thursday, Jan. 29, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said. PAGASA said the temperature was recorded at the...
