A low pressure area in Mindanao and the Southwest Monsoon or Habagat affecting Luzon and Visayas will bring rain showers over several areas on Tuesday, PAGASA said in its forecast.
Severe Tropical Storm Chedeng maintains its strength and direction while over the Philippine Sea, according to the Tropical Cyclone Bulletin PAGASA posted early Thursday morning.
Countries are racing to prepare for extreme weather later this year as the world tips into an El Niño—a natural climate phenomenon that fuels tropical cyclones in the Pacific and boosts rainfall and flood risk in parts of the Americas and elsewhere.
Tropical Storm Chedeng further intensifies over the Philippine Sea at it continues to move in the west northwest direction, according to the Tropical Cyclone Bulletin PAGASA posted early Wednesday morning.