Typhoon Phanfone now Category 4
Typhoon Phanfone: Short weather update Typhoon Phanfone is now of Category 4. It is still moving northwest but will not touch the Philippine islands. Wind speed is now over 70 m/s (135 kt). Typhoon Phanfone is...
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Typhoon Phanfone enhances Habagat
Typhoon Phanfone is developing and still moves west-northwest at 24 km/h. This typhoon may enter PAR (Philippine Area of Responsibilty) at its north-eastern corner. The typhoon will not hit the Philippine islands. The animated...
Two Tropical Storms
Two Tropical Storms are currently dominating the north-west Pacific. TS NAKRI/Inday is now north-east of northern Luzon and moves north-northwest. TS HALONG is in the vicinity of Guam and moves west-northwest. Storm Data TS NAKRI/Inday...
July or January?
July or January? A friend from the Island posted this picture of their cat. Caption: Weather like in January – everybody under cover 😉
Nasty weather in the south
Nasty weather in the south of the Philippines. The slowly approaching Tropical Depression (TD) hovers east of Mindanao and brings heavy rainfall to the southern islands. This Tropical Depression is moving very slowly towards...
2 Low Pressure Areas queuing up
2 Low Pressure Areas queuing up for the Philippines. The two LPAs 96W and 98W are slowly moving westwards. They are still weak with 1006 hPa. They will not develop within the next 24 hours. In...
Typhoon MATMO/Henry’s backdoor
Typhoon MATMO/Henry seems to pass by. But even if it is not hitting the Philippine islands it is amplifying the south-west monsoon called Habagat. These winds can get rather strong. Yesterday afternoon Habagat got...
Typhoon MATMO/Henry amplifies Habagat
Typhoon MATMO/Henry amplifies Habagat, the south-west monsoon. Here in Camiguin we had bad to nasty weather all day accompanied by the usual brown-out. Some minutes ago a twister passed over Agoho – our coconut...
Typhoon MATMO/Henry has turned north
Typhoon MATMO/Henry has turned north last night. Unfortunately we could not report these good news because we had a long lasting brownout. The storm is now 645 km east-southeast of Virac, Catanduanes. It moves very slowly...
MATMO / Henry upgraded
Tropical Storm MATMO/Henry has again gotten stronger and has been upgraded. Depending on the sources it is now a Severe Tropical Storm (JMA) or even a Typhoon Category 1 (GDACS). Instead of turning north...
MATMO Henry could become dangerous
Tropical Storm MATMO/Henry continued on a nearly westward track and approached the Philippine islands during the last 24 hours. This morning the center was at 645 km east-northeast of Siargao Island. Tropical Storm MATMO/Henry is intensifying. Tropical Storm...
Tropical Storm MATMO/Henry
Tropical Storm MATMO/Henry has intensified as it entered PAR. Tropical Storm MATMO/Henry is expected to continue moving slowly north-northwestward during the next 24 to 48 hours. On the forecast track, the storm will continue to move...
Agitated Northwest Pacific
Typhoon RAMMASUN/Glenda has left the Philippine islands and is on its way to Hainan (China). But the agitated Northwest Pacific will soon bring more Low Pressure Areas that can develop into cyclones. On this static satellite image...
Typhoon RAMMASUN/Glenda out in the sea
Typhoon RAMMASUN/Glenda has left the Philippine islands. It lost a lot of strength and is now off the coast of Bataan. Rainfall around Metro Manila got much weaker. Typhoon RAMMASUN/Glenda is now heading towards Hainan...
Typhoon RAMMASUN/Glenda over Manila Bay
Typhoon RAMMASUN/Glenda had intensified to Cat. 3 last night when it made landfall near Legazpi City. The storm moved over Bicol, shaking Iriga City and Naga City. The storm continued over Laguna and Metro...
Typhoon RAMMASUN/Glenda – LANDFALL
Typhoon RAMMASUN/Glenda made landfall between Legazpi City and Santo Domingo. The storm is now moving towards the cities of Iriga and Naga.
Typhoon RAMMASUN/Glenda clear eye
Typhoon RAMMASUN/Glenda is in the Gulf of Albay and shows a clear eye. The typhoon is now moving towards Legazpi City. Landfall will happen within minutes between Legazpi City and Santo Domingo.
Strong winds and grey sky
Typhoon RAMMASUN/Glenda amplifies Habagat monsoon in the southern islands. In Camiguin we have strong winds and high waves. The beach in Agoho is changing the shore line dramatically. The general situation. The center of Typhoon RAMMASUN/Glenda...
Typhoon RAMMASUN / Glenda update
Typhoon RAMMASUN / Glenda update 08:00 on July 15, 2014. The typhoon got stronger last night but slowed down its forward movement to 20 km/h. It is still running straight westwards. Forecasts expect that Typhoon...
Tropical Storm RAMMASUN / Glenda
Tropical Storm RAMMASUN has entered PAR and got the Filipino name “Glenda”. Tropical Storm RAMMASUN/Glenda is a “straight runner” and has maintained its westward track. The landfall will be much more south in the Bicol...
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