Tag: weather

Cloudy skies, rain showers expected: PAGASA

(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies and rain showers are expected in the country on Monday, June 27. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Visayas, Bicol Region, CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, Isabela, and Aurora, in particular, will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. PAGASA said these were due to the low pressure area estimated 70 km north northwest of Virac, Catanduanes or 100 km east of Daet, Camarines Norte. Flash floods […]

PAGASA monitoring LPA off Surigao del Norte

(Eagle News)–The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring a low pressure area off Surigao del Norte. According to PAGASA, the LPA was so far located 70 kilometers east southeast of Surigao City. As a result, Visayas, Bicol Region, Calabarzon, Mimaropa and Isabela will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flashfloods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are expected. Metro Manila and the rest of the […]

Thunderstorm advisory raised over parts of Southern Luzon

(Eagle News)–A thunderstorm advisory has been raised over parts of Southern Luzon. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, moderate to heavy rain showers with lightning and strong winds are being experienced over Albay, Masbate (Monreal, Aloloy, Baleno, Mandaon, Burias Island), and Sorsogon (Donsol, Pilar, Castilla). The same conditions are being experienced over Northern Samar, and Camarines Sur (Partido, Rinconda and 3rd District). PAGASA said the conditions may persist within one to […]

PAGASA: Easterlies affecting eastern section of PHL

(Eagle News) — The easterlies are affecting the eastern section of the country. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Metro Manila  will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms as a result. The rest of the country will experience the same conditions. PAGASA said flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. According to the weather bureau, the whole archipelago will have light to moderate […]

PAGASA monitoring LPA in vicinity of Palawan

(Eagle News) — The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring a low pressure area in the vicinity of Palawan. According to the weather bureau, the LPA was so far in the vicinity of Puerto Princesa City, and is embedded along the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) affecting Palawan and Mindanao. Caraga and Davao Region are expected to have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms caused by the LPA and the ITCZ, […]

26 more dead in India monsoon fury, waters recede in Bangladesh

At least 26 more people have died in monsoon flooding and lightning strikes in India, as millions remained marooned in the country and neighbouring Bangladesh, authorities said Monday. Floods are a regular menace in India and Bangladesh, but experts say climate change is increasing their frequency, ferocity and unpredictability for the two countries’ 1.6 billion people. In India‘s northeastern state of Assam, three people were killed in landslides while six others died in flood waters, […]

Europe swelters in record-breaking June heatwave

by Stuart Williams with Mathieu Gorse in Madrid Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Spain, France and other western European nations sweltered over the weekend under a blistering June heatwave, with some wildfires still blazing even as the weather began to ease. The soaring temperatures were in line with scientists’ predictions that such phenomena will now strike earlier in the year thanks to global warming. Emergency services battled several wildfires Sunday in northern Spain. The […]

PAGASA: Ridge of high pressure area extending over eastern sections of Northern, Central Luzon

(Eagle News)–The ridge of a high pressure area is extending over the eastern sections of Northern and Central Luzon. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Visayas, Palawan including Kalayaan Islands, and Occidental Mindoro will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms as a result. The same conditions will prevail over Bicol, Northern Samar, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque and Romblon. Light to moderate winds will prevail over Visayas, […]

Thunderstorm advisory raised over Metro Manila, nearby areas

(Eagle News)–A thunderstorm advisory has been raised over Metro Manila. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, moderate to heavy rain showers with lightning and strong winds are also being experienced over Bataan (Bagac, Balanga, Morong), Laguna (Santa Maria, Mabitac, Paete, Kalayaan, Mumban), Nueva Ecija (General Mamerto Natividad, Gapan, Penaranda and San Isidro, and Bulacan (Dona Remedios, Trinidad, San Miguel, San Ildefonso, Angat, Norzagaray, San Jose del Monte, Meycauayan, Obando, Marilao, Bocaue, […]

Heatwave grips France and Spain as temps set to rise

   PARIS, June 17, 2022 (AFP) by Tom Barfield, with Mathieu Gorse in Madrid A punishing heatwave broke a string of records in France and Britain on Friday as Spain battled to contain forest fires that forced hundreds from their homes. The hot weather is in line with warnings from scientists that heatwaves will be more intense and hit earlier than usual thanks to climate change. In Spain, forest fires burned up to 7,000 hectares […]

PAGASA: Cloudy skies, rains expected

(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies and scattered rains are expected in parts of the country. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Caraga, Northern Mindanao, Southern Leyte, and Bohol, in particular, will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. PAGASA said these conditions were due to the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) affecting Mindanao. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country, […]

Cloudy skies, isolated rain showers expected: PAGASA

(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies and isolated rain showers are expected in the country. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Metro Manila will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms. The rest of the country will also experience the same conditions. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao will have light to moderate winds and slight to moderate coastal waters. […]