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El Niño is here - PAGASA

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Posted at Feb 20 12:03 PM

MANILA - El Niño, a weather pattern associated with reduced rainfall, is now affecting the Philippines, the state meteorology bureau said Wednesday.  Read more »

Amihan chill to persist until end of February, says PAGASA

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Posted at Feb 17 09:00 AM

The amihan or northeast monsoon will continue cooling the country until the end of February, the state weather bureau said Sunday.   Read more »

El Niño onset 70-80 percent likely in first quarter: PAGASA

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Updated as of Jan 31 12:44 PM

El Niño, a weather pattern associated with reduced rainfall, has a 70 to 80 percent chance of emerging in the first quarter of the year, the state meteorology bureau said Wednesday. Read more »

Pinoys in US Midwest warned vs severe winter

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Posted at Jan 30 11:57 PM

MANILA — Filipinos in the Midwest in the United States were urged to take extra precaution over the severe winter weather, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Tuesday. Read more »

Tail end of cold front to dampen Mindanao

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Posted at Jan 27 09:58 AM

The tail end of a cold front will stir occasionally heavy rains over the whole Mindanao, the state weather bureau said Sunday. Read more »

Orange rainfall warning up in 4 provinces: PAGASA

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Updated as of Jan 27 12:34 AM

The orange rainfall warning has been raised in Agusan del Sur, Compostela Valley, Davao Oriental and Surigao del Sur. Read more »

Rains to continue after Amang weakens into LPA

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Updated as of Jan 22 07:56 AM

Rains will continue to drench large swaths of the country on Tuesday even as Amang weakened into a low pressure area, the state weather bureau said.  Read more »

Typhoon signals lifted as Amang weakens into LPA

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Posted at Jan 21 09:03 PM

State weather bureau PAGASA has lifted all tropical cyclone warning signals as tropical depression Amang weakens into a low pressure area Monday afternoon. Read more »

Signal no. 1 up in 8 areas as Amang slows down

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Updated as of Jan 22 07:47 AM

Tropical cyclone warning signal no. 1 was raised in Sorsogon and Masbate including Ticao Island, Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, Samar, Biliran, and Leyte. These areas may experience 30 to 60 kph winds in the next 36 hours.  Read more »

More rains in 6 provinces as Amang heads for Eastern Samar

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Updated as of Jan 21 05:33 PM

Tropical Depression Amang on Monday moved closer to Eastern Samar, threatening to dump moderate to heavy rains in 6 provinces, the state weather bureau said.  Read more »

Amang changes course, heads for Leyte and Samar

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Updated as of Jan 21 02:59 PM

Tropical depression Amang has changed its course and is now headed for the provinces of Leyte and Samar in Visayas, the state weather bureau said Monday morning. Read more »

More rains from Amang as thousands flee

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Updated as of Jan 21 12:01 PM

Tropical depression Amang will dump more rains in large swaths of the country on Monday as the threat of possible floods and landslides prompted thousands to flee to evacuation centers, the state weather bureau said.  Read more »

Moderate to heavy rains ahead due to Amang - PAGASA

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Updated as of Jan 20 10:28 PM

Tropical depression Amang on Sunday will dump moderate to heavy rains over large swaths of the country before it pummels a central island, the state weather bureau said. Read more »

6 provinces under Signal no.1, as tropical depression Amang nears

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Updated as of Jan 20 09:13 AM

The low pressure area spotted off Mindanao Saturday night strengthened into Tropical Depression Amang, the first storm to hit the country this year. Read more »

LPA enters Philippines, likely to become tropical depression

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Updated as of Jan 19 06:18 PM

MANILA - The low pressure area (LPA) monitored off Mindanao has entered the Philippine area of responsibility at 10 a.m. Saturday, state weather bureau PAGASA said.   Read more »

Rainy weekend in parts of Visayas, Mindanao due to LPA

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Posted at Jan 19 06:11 AM

MANILA - A low-pressure area (LPA) off Mindanao will dump rains in parts of Visayas and Mindanao this weekend, state weather bureau PAGASA said early Saturday. Read more »

LPA off Mindanao may turn into 2019's first tropical depression: PAGASA

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Updated as of Jan 18 06:17 PM

The low pressure area being monitored off Mindanao may develop into a tropical depression within 24 hours and be the first storm of 2019, the weather bureau said Friday. Read more »

LPA brews off Mindanao, to drench southern PH over the weekend: PAGASA

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Posted at Jan 18 07:26 AM

A low pressure area is expected to douse parts of Visayas and Mindanao over the weekend, state weather bureau PAGASA said Friday. Read more »

Approaching LPA may become storm after entering Philippines

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Updated as of Jan 17 07:19 AM

A low pressure area heading towards the Philippines may intensify into a storm after entering the country, the state weather bureau said.  Read more »

Tweaking weather alerts a priority after Usman, says disaster agency

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Posted at Jan 16 11:20 AM

Making weather warnings easier to understand for the public is "a priority" for the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, 2 weeks after a storm that struck during the Christmas holidays emerged as one of the deadliest in 2018. Read more »