Tag: weather

Thunderstorm advisory raised over parts of Mindanao

(Eagle News)–A thunderstorm advisory has been raised over parts of Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said moderate to heavy rainshowers with lightning and strong winds due to thunderstorms are expected over portions of Davao Occidental (Sarangani Island) and Zamboanga Sibugay (Titay, Tungawan). These conditions are being experienced in Zamboanga del Norte (Dipolog, Katipunan, Labason, Gutalac, Kalawit, Sibuco), Zamboanga del Sur (Tabina), Zamboanga City, Basilan, and Sulu. PAGASA said these may affect […]

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ITCZ affects Southern Mindanao

(Eagle News)–The Intertropical Convergence Zone is affecting Southern Mindanao today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Zamboanga Peninsula, the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Sultan Kudarat, South Cotabato, Sarangani, General Santos City, and Davao Occidental will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms as a result. Flasb floods or landslides during moderate to at times heavy rainshowers are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country, on the other […]

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PAGASA: Cloudy skies expected in parts of PHL today due to ITCZ, localized thunderstorms

(Eagle News) — The Intertropical Convergence Zone is affecting Southern Mindanao today, July 10. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said as a result, Zamboanga Peninsula, SOCCSKSARGEN, Davao Region and Caraga will have cloudy skies and scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides during moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. PAGASA said Metro Manila and the rest of the country, on the other hand, will have partly cloudy to cloudy […]

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ITCZ affects S. Mindanao

(Eagle News)–An Intertropical Convergence Zone is affecting Southern Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers mostly in the afternoon or evening, also as a result of localized thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. The whole country, PAGASA said, will have  light to moderate winds and slight to moderate coastal waters. […]

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Thunderstorm advisory raised over Nueva Ecija, other areas

(Eagle News)–A thunderstorm advisory has been hoisted over Nueva Ecija and other areas. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said moderate to heavy rainshowers with lightning and strong winds are also expected over Zambales, Tarlac and Laguna within the next two hours. These conditions are being experienced in Pampanga (Candaba), Bulacan (San Miguel, Sanildefonso, San Rafael, Dona Remedios Trinidad), Bataan (Mariveles), Cavite (Maragondon, Ternate), Batangas (Nasugbu) and Quezon (Tagkawayan). “All are advised to […]

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Japan rescuers battle to reach thousands trapped by floods

by Charly Triballeau in Kumamura and Quentin Tyberghien in Takayama, Japan TAKAYAMA, Japan (AFP) — Japanese emergency services and troops were scrambling on Thursday to reach thousands of homes cut off by devastating flooding and landslides that have killed dozens and caused widespread damage. Japan’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency said Thursday more than 3,000 households were isolated, either by rising floodwater or roads destroyed by landslides, mostly in the hardest-hit southwestern region of Kumamoto […]

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Easterlies affecting parts of PHL

(Eagle News)–The easterlies are affecting parts of the country today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said  Mindanao will have partly to mostly cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers  mostly in the afternoon or evening also due to  localized thunderstorms. PAGASA said Visayas, Palawan, Occidental Mindoro will have these conditions too. Light to moderate winds will prevail in those areas, which  will have slight to moderate waters.  

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Thunderstorm advisory raised over parts of Mindanao

(Eagle News)–A thunderstorm advisory has been hoisted over parts of Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said moderate to heavy rainshowers with possible lightning and strong winds are expected over portions of Misamis Occidental, Davao City, Davao del Norte, North Cotabato, Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao and Zamboanga del Norte within the next one to two hours. PAGASA said these  conditions are being experienced in Zamboanga del Sur, Misamis Oriental, Bukidnon, Agusan del […]

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UPDATED: Rain pounds central Japan, 55 feared dead in south

by Charly TRIBALLEAU KURUME, Japan (AFP) — Torrential rain pounded the center of Japan on Wednesday as authorities said 55 people were feared dead in days of heavy downpours that have triggered devastating landslides and terrifying floods. Rains that began early Saturday on the island of Kyushu have already caused widespread damage across a swathe of the southwestern portion of the country, causing rivers to burst their banks and hillsides to collapse. The weather front […]

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Easterlies affecting eastern sections of Visayas, Mindanao

(Eagle News)–The easterlies are affecting the eastern sections of Visayas and Mindanao. As a result, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Mindanao will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with chances of isolated rainshowers and thunderstorms. PAGASA said these would be mostly in the afternoon or evening and are caused by localized thunderstorms too. Light to moderate winds are expected, while waters will be slight to moderate. The whole Visayas, Palawan and […]

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52 dead in Japan floods as more troops join rescue

by Charly TRIBALLEAU TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan will deploy more troops to search for survivors of devastating floods and landslides that have killed at least 52 people in the southwest of the country, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged Tuesday. Even as rescue operations continued, with 80,000 personnel already involved and more expected to join, authorities warned that more torrential rain was expected. Japan’s Meteorological Agency issued its second-highest emergency warning for heavy rain and […]

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Tie for warmest June globally, Siberia sizzles: EU

by Marlowe HOOD PARIS, France (AFP) — Temperatures soared 10 degrees Celsius above average in June across much of permafrost-laden Siberia, with last month in a dead heat for the warmest June on record globally, the European Union’s climate monitoring network said Tuesday. An Arctic hourly temperature record for the month — 37 degrees Celsius — was set on June 21 near Verkhoyansk in northeastern Russia, where a weather station logged a blistering 38C on […]

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