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Cloudy skies, rain showers to persist today

(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies and rain showers will persist in the country today, April 2. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Zamboanga Peninsula and Palawan will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms in particular. The weather bureau said this was due to the low pressure area (LPA) estimated 60 kilometers northeast of Zamboanga City and the easterlies affecting Luzon and Visayas. Flash floods or landslides due to moderate […]

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LPA enters PAR; scattered rains expected over Mindanao and parts of Visayas

(Eagle News) — The low pressure area being monitored by the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration has entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility. According to PAGASA, the LPA, which was initially  spotted off Mindanao, was spotted 180 kilometers southwest of General Santos City. PAGASA said Mindanao, Eastern Visayas, Central Visayas, and Negros Occidental will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times […]

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Trough of LPA affecting Mindanao

Entire PHL affected by easterlies (Eagle News) — The easterlies are affecting the country today. The trough of a low pressure, on the other hand, is affecting Mindanao. As a result, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms are expected in Metro Manila. Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers, on the other hand, will be experienced over the provinces of Batanes, Cagayan, […]

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PAGASA: Cloudy skies, isolated rain showers expected today due to easterlies

(Eagle News) — The easterlies are affecting the Philippines. As a result, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said partly cloudy to cloudy skies  will be experienced over Bicol region, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque and Romblon. Isolated rain showers or thunderstorms are expected. Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers will also be experienced over the provinces of Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Aurora, Apayao, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Abra, Benguet, […]

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Cloudy skies, rains expected today due to northeasterly surface windflow, easterlies

(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies and rains are expected in parts of the Philippines today, March 26. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Batanes and Babuyan Islands, in particular, will have cloudy skies with light rains due to the northeasterly surface windflow affecting extreme Northern Luzon. Metro Manila and rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to the easterlies affecting the […]

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Australia begins long clean-up as floodwaters recede

RICHMOND, Australia (AFP) — Flood-stricken residents along Australia’s east coast began a massive clean up effort on Thursday as waters receded, revealing damaged homes, piles of debris and mud-caked roads. The region has been devastated by widespread flooding brought on by a torrential downpour that inundated towns, destroyed farmland and left two people dead. With the rain clouds finally clearing to reveal blue skies, thousands of people in Australia’s most populous state New South Wales […]

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Australia’s ‘Big Wet’ eases, but thousands still isolated

by Andrew LEESON WINDSOR, Australia (AFP) — Rescue teams raced emergency supplies to flood-hit Australians Wednesday, as trapped residents waited for still-swollen rivers to ebb, so the long, hard clean-up can begin. Eight million people in Australia’s most populous state New South Wales woke to brilliant blue skies for the first time in a week, as a torrential downpour that has been dubbed the “Big Wet” finally ceased. But across the vast flood zone thousands […]

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Cloudy skies, rains expected in parts of the country today, March 24

(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies with rains are expected in parts of the country today, March 24. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Caraga and Davao Region, Bicol Region, Eastern and Central Visayas, in particular, will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms due to the tail-end of a frontal system affecting the eastern sections of Central and Southern Luzon and the easterlies affecting the rest of the country except […]

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Cloudy skies, rains to persist in PHL

(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies and rains will persist in the country today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said this was because of the tail-end of a frontal system  affecting Northern Luzon, the easterlies affecting the rest of the country, and the northeast monsoon. Batanes and Babuyan Islands will have cloudy skies with light rains. The rest of Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, and Aurora, on the other hand, will have cloudy […]

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Fresh deluge worsens ‘one in 100 year’ Australia floods

  SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) Torrential rain lashed Australia’s south east again Monday, worsening once-in-a-century flooding that has forced thousands of people to evacuate their homes and shuttered hundreds of schools. The days-long deluge has inundated coastal areas of New South Wales, the country’s most populous state, with parts of Sydney experiencing what officials predicted would be the biggest flood in decades. On Monday, eight million residents were told to avoid unnecessary travel and work from […]

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Cloudy skies, rains to persist today

(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies with rains are still expected in the country today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Metro Manila, in particular, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to the easterlies affecting the Philippines. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. Meanwhile, a thunderstorm advisory has been raised over parts of Mindanao. PAGASA said moderate to at times heavy rain […]

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Thousands ordered to evacuate as floods hit Sydney

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Thousands of people in Sydney’s outer suburbs were ordered to evacuate Sunday, as Australia’s east coast was hit by record rainfall and widespread flooding. Emergency services issued the evacuation orders for several low-lying areas in the city’s north-west, a day after authorities warned of potentially “life-threatening” flash floods in New South Wales state. People had already begun flocking to evacuation centers in towns north of Sydney as torrential rains on Saturday […]

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