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ITCZ affecting Mindanao: PAGASA

(Eagle News)–The Intertropical Convergence Zone is affecting Mindanao. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Northern Mindanao, Caraga and Davao Region, as a result, will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flashfloods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. Metro Manila, meanwhile, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms. The rest of the country will experience the same conditions. The entire country will […]

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PAGASA announces start of dry season

(Eagle News) — The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration on Tuesday, March 16, announced the official start of the dry season. The weather bureau made the announcement following the termination of the northeast monsoon. PAGASA said this was signaled by the retreat of the High Pressure Area (HPA) over Siberia, therefore resulting in the weakening of the associated northeasterly winds and decreasing sea level pressure in the country, and the general shift of […]

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“Ineng” accelerates, is expected to cross Bashi Channel

(Eagle News)–“Ineng” has slightly accelerated as it approaches the southern Taiwan-Batanes area on Saturday, Aug. 24. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the severe tropical storm, which, as of 4 a.m. today was estimated at 105 kilometers east northeast of Basco, Batanes, is expected to cross the Bashi Channel. “Ineng” is packing maximum sustained winds of up to 100 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 125 kilometers […]

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PAGASA confirms onset of rainy season

(Eagle News) — The country’s weather bureau has confirmed the onset of the rainy season after recording the “occurrence of widespread rainfall” in most of its stations in the last five days. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said that there had been “intermittent to continuous rains and thunderstorms” that it had monitored in the past few days. “The occurrence of widespread rainfall recorded in most PAGASA stations monitored in the last […]

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Pagasa, pinaghahanda na ang publiko sa pagsisimula ng summer season

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Mas makararamdam ng mainit na panahon ang malaking bahagi ng bansa ngayong araw. Ayon sa Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, bunsod ito ng easterlies o ang mainit at maalinsangang hangin mula sa Pacific Ocean. Pero sinabi ng Pagasa na hindi pa opisyal na panahon na ng tag-init dahil umiiral pa ang northeast monsoon o hanging amihan sa hilangang bahagi ng Luzon. Kamakailan ay inihayag ng weather bureau […]

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