Latest storm and low pressure news on January 10th from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Agency (PAGASA) in the Visayas region, Philippines warns about the possibility of rain during the upcoming Sinulog festival.
Sinulog Festival is an annual cultural and religious event held on the 3rd Sunday of January in Cebu, Philippines.
PAGASA's weather forecaster in Visayas, Jomer Eclarino, said heavy rain affected some areas on January 4 and 5 due to breaks in wind. Breaks in wind also caused flash floods and landslides in some areas.
Windbreaks are the convergence of northeast monsoon and hot and humid air from the eastern Pacific Ocean.
Until the morning of January 10, PAGASA did not monitor any low pressure areas near the Philippines that were likely to strengthen into storms or tropical depressions.
According to PAGASA's latest storm forecast, from now until January 22, a low pressure area is likely to form in the east of the Philippines.
A new low pressure area is likely to form at the eastern boundary of PAGASA's TCAD forecast area.
Philippine weather forecasters said that this low pressure area is expected to enter PAR and head east of Mindanao - east of Visayas, Philippines. It is likely that this system will strengthen into a storm or tropical depression at a low to moderate level from now until January 15.
This low pressure area is forecast to continue to operate near the Philippines in the week from January 16 to January 22. During the forecast period, this low pressure area with potential to strengthen into a storm will move closer to the east of Southern Luzon. Similar to the previous week, forecasters believe that this system is likely to strengthen into a storm or tropical depression at a level from low to medium.
In the previous forecast, PAGASA stated that from January 12 to January 18, 2 low pressures are likely to form in the forecast area, with 1 low pressure at the southern boundary of PAR while the 2nd low pressure forms near the south of Palawan.
It is highly likely to rain on January 18 during the Sinulog 2026 festival" - Mr. Eclarino said.
The Philippine forecaster added that rainfall will depend on the duration of the low pressure near the Philippines.
Mr. Eclarino also said that the Central Visayas region is forecast to be cloudy to foggy with scattered showers or thunderstorms until January 11. The expected temperature ranges from 25 to 31 degrees Celsius.
