The latest typhoon news from PAGASA said that the weather will be fine across the Philippines until the end of November as the state weather agency is not monitoring any tropical storms or low pressure areas in the coming days.
PAGASA weather expert Aldczar Aurelio said that three weather systems - the northeast monsoon known locally as "ating", the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) and local thunderstorms - are causing individual or scattered showers in some parts of the country.
In particular, expert Aurelio said that the tropical convergence zone has affected the weather in Mindanao, especially Caraga, Davao region, Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-tawi.
On the one hand, amihan - "the dry and cool northeast wind from Siberia and Cigna blows down to Southeast Asia", will prevail in Northern Luzon.
According to the PAGASA weather bulletin, the Philippines is under the influence of the northeast monsoon or amihan and the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ). Metro Manila and other parts of the country will see partly cloudy skies with scattered showers or thunderstorms.
The tropical convergence zone will also bring cloudy skies, accompanied by scattered showers or thunderstorms in Mindanao.
Due to the northeast monsoon or amihan, the Cagayan Valley and Cordillera regions will experience cloudy and rainy weather.
In other developments related to typhoons near the Philippines, PAGASA said earlier this week that Aghon (local name for Ewiniar) and Kristine (local name for Trami) will be removed from the list of tropical storm names in the country due to heavy damage to people and property.
Regarding the name Carina, PAGASA climate forecasting and monitoring chief Ana Liza Solis said the agency needed to confirm the extent of damage caused by the storm before removing the name.
"The Kristine and Aghon names will be canceled. We still need to authenticate Carina because this storm coincides with the strengthening of habagat (southwest monsoon). Maybe in January 2025, PAGASA will make an official announcement," Solis told GMA News.
PAGASA cancels the names of domestic tropical storms if the storm kills at least 300 people or causes damage to homes, agriculture and infrastructure worth at least 1 billion pesos (about 17 million USD).
Replacement typhoon names will be proposed and used every four years.
Names of storms canceled in PAGASA's tropical storm list include Yolanda, Goring, Pablo, sendong and Egay.
