Showing posts with label Philippine weather. Show all posts
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September 15, 2013

PAGASA Weather Forecast, September 15, 2013

PAGASA weather forecast
PAGASA Weather Forecast: Satellite image shows monsoon.
Image credit: PAGASA

The latest PAGASA weather update for Sunday, September 15, 2013 indicates that a monsoon will affect the Northern part of Luzon.

At 4:20 a.m., PAGASA issued a thunderstorm warning over Cebu specifically in the areas of Toledo and Pinamungahan. The thunderstorm advisory was later terminated around 5 a.m.

PAGASA is advising everyone to be alert and take precautionary measures against heavy rains, strong winds, lightning and possible flashfloods within the day.

As of posting, PAGASA said that there is no tropical cyclone existing within the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR).

Watch out for more weather updates on this website once PAGASA issued their official bulletin.

September 8, 2013

PAGASA Weather Forecast: No Suspension of Classes Yet for September 9, 2013


Are you waiting for any class suspension for Monday, September 9, 2013? As of posting, despite scattered rainshowers throughout the day, no suspension or no declaration of no classes has been issued by any local or national government agencies that include CHED, DepEd and NDRRMC.

Based on the latest Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) weather forecast, the rains being experienced in the country is brought about by a Low Pressure Area (LPA).


PAGASA weather bulletin issued at 5 p.m. today, indicated that the LPA was spotted in the area of Catarman, Northern Samar currently combined with the Inter-tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) across Palawan, Visayas and Mindanao.


As of this writing, no tropical cyclone exists within the Philippine Area of Responsibility, according to PAGASA.

Below is PAGASA's complete weather forecast valid until 5 p.m. tomorrow.

CALABARZON and the provinces of Mindoro and Marinduque will experience cloudy skies with moderate to occasionally heavy rains and thunderstorms which may trigger flashfloods and landslides. Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have cloudy skies with light to moderate rainshowers and thunderstorms.

Moderate to occasionally strong winds blowing from the northeast will prevail over extreme Northern Luzon and its coastal waters will be moderate to occasionally rough. Light to moderate winds coming from the Northeast to North will prevail over the rest of Luzon and from the Southwest to South over the rest of the country with slight to moderate seas.

August 25, 2013

Typhoon Nando: PAGASA Weather Forecast Rainy National Heroes' Day 2013


Typhoon Nando
Credit: PAGASA Weather Forecast
MANILA, Philippines - Typhoon Nando is the latest tropical depression to enter the Philippines, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). The 2013 National Heroes' Day on Monday, August 26 is expected to be rainy.

According to the latest PAGASA weather forecast issued at 5:00 p.m. today, August 25, 2013 indicated that Typhoon Nando was spotted at 250 km East of Borongan City.

Typhoon Nando has turned into a tropical depression on Sunday with moving North to Northwest at 13 kph with maximum sustained winds of 45 kph near the center.

PAGASA weather bulletin forecast Typhoon Nando to bring heavy rainshowers in Eastern Visayas and Bicol Region.

Residents in affected areas are advised to be alert on flash floods and landslides.

Light to moderate rainshowers is expected to be experienced in Metro Manila, Central Luzon, CALABARZON, MIMAROPA and the rest of Visayas and Mindanao.

The next PAGASA weather bulletin to be issued on Monday, August 26, 2013 at 5:00 a.m. will be posted on this site.

August 19, 2013

Typhoon Maring Update, August 19, 2013: Orange Water Alert Level

Typhoon Maring: August 9, 2013
Credit: PAGASA
MANILA, Philippines - Tropical Storm Maring was spotted at 575 km East of Itbayat, Batanes based on the latest PAGASA weather bulletin issued at 11:00 a.m., Monday, August 19, 2013.

Typhoon Maring is reportedly moving east northeast at 7 kph with maximum sustained winds of 75 kph and gustiness of 90 kph.

Due to continued rains brought about by Typhoon Maring, authorities have ordered the opening of gates in the Ipo, Ambuklao, Binga, and Magat Dams. The San Roque dam now serves as the catch basin of the waters being released from the opened dams.

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) is focusing their operations in the Cavite, Laguna and Rizal areas.

All flights to Caticlan has been cancelled.

According to the DSWD, about 37 evacuation centers were already set-up by the agency.

As of posting, water alert level was lowered by PAGASA from Red Alert to Orange Alert.

More updates on Tropical Storm Maring and latest on Philippine weather will be posted on this site once PAGASA released their bulletin.