• Tropical Wave brings heavy rainfall to the Philippines

    Could we have a new named storm system next week? Models still pull for some sort of development. The question is when, where and how strong. Robert Speta of the WestPacWx explains in the new video. Featured image and video courtesy WestPacWx…

  • Lahar advisory for Taal and Pinatubo volcanoes, Philippines

    Due to potentially high-volume rainfall produced by Tropical Storm "Choi-wan" — known as Dante in the Philippines" — and its trajectory, DOST-PHIVOLCS has issued lahar advisories for Taal and Pinatubo volcanoes on June 2, 2021. Based on DOST-PAGASA…

  • Tropical Storm “Choi-wan” forms near the Philippines

    Tropical Storm "Choi-wan" formed between Palau and the Philippines on May 30, 2021, as the third named storm of the 2021 Pacific typhoon season. On the current forecast track, Choi-wan will likely remain over the Philippine Sea over the next 5 days….

  • Surigae enters PAR and intensifies into a typhoon, Philippines

    Tropical Storm "Surigae" entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) late April 15, 2021, and intensified into a typhoon — known locally as Bising. Surigae is the second named storm and the first typhoon of the 2021 Pacific typhoon season. Surigae…