A developing tropical disturbance in the Philippine Sea could bring increased rainfall to the western coast of the Philippines in the coming days, while also posing a potential threat to Japan’s southernmost islands. Known as Invest 98W, the system is currently located east of Luzon and is showing signs of slow organization. While it’s still […]

We are currently in the midst of a very active monsoonal setup across the Western Pacific and much of Southeast Asia. This persistent southwest monsoon flow, also known locally as “Habagat” in the Philippines, is not only driving heavy rainfall across Luzon, Mindoro, and Palawan, but it’s also extending westward toward Indochina and as far

A broad, slow-moving tropical depression just outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) is bringing widespread rain to parts of the Philippines and is expected to continue strengthening as it tracks toward southern China in the coming days. The unnamed system—designated 92W by the U.S. Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC)—has not been named locally by