PAGASA's latest typhoon bulletin said fair weather is expected across the entire 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 three weather systems - the northeast monsoon known locally as "amihan", the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) and localized thunderstorms - are causing isolated or scattered showers in some parts of the country.
In particular, expert Aurelio said, the tropical convergence zone has affected the weather in Mindanao, especially Caraga, Davao region, Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-tawi.
On the one hand, the amihan - "a dry and cool northeast wind coming from Siberia and Cigna and blowing down to Southeast Asia", will prevail in Northern Luzon.
According to the weather bulletin of PAGASA, 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 experience partly cloudy skies with scattered showers or thunderstorms.
The tropical convergence zone is also expected to bring partly cloudy skies with scattered showers or thunderstorms over Mindanao.
Due to the northeast monsoon or amihan, the Cagayan Valley and Cordillera regions experience cloudy and rainy weather.
In another development related to storms near the Philippines, earlier this week, PAGASA said that storms Aghon (local name for storm Ewiniar) and Kristine (local name for storm Trami) will be removed from the list of tropical storm names in the country due to causing heavy damage to people and property.
As for the name Carina, PAGASA climate forecasting and monitoring chief Ana Liza Solis said the agency needs to confirm the extent of damage caused by the storm before retiring the name.
"The names Kristine and Aghon will be canceled. We still need to verify Carina because this storm coincides with the strengthening habagat (southwest monsoon). Maybe in January 2025, PAGASA will make an official announcement," expert Solis shared with GMA News.
PAGASA cancels a tropical storm name in the country if the storm kills at least 300 people or causes damage to homes, agriculture and infrastructure amounting to at least 1 billion pesos (about 17 million USD).
Alternative storm names are proposed and used every four years.
The storm names canceled from PAGASA's tropical storm list include Yolanda, Goring, Pablo, Sendong and Egay.
