It is forecast to have scattered rain and localized thunderstorms in some areas of the Philippines during the New Year holiday due to the combined influence of broken winds, northeast monsoons and east winds, according to the latest news from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Agency (PAGASA).
PAGASA said that it is forecast to be cloudy, with scattered rain and localized thunderstorms on New Year's Eve in Quezon and Camarines Norte due to broken winds along with other local weather systems.
Ilocos, Cordillera (CAR), Cagayan Valley and Central Luzon are expected to be cloudy, with fog and locally light rain due to the northeast monsoon.
Meanwhile, the Bicol, North Samar, East Samar and Palawan regions may have scattered thunderstorms. Metro Manila and other areas in the Philippines may have localized showers caused by easterly winds.
Previously, PAGASA predicted that up to 8 tropical storms would make landfall in the Philippines in the first 6 months of 2026.
Based on PAGASA's climate forecast from January to June 2026, the expected number of storms per month is as follows: January, February, March and April, from 0-1 storms per month. May and June are forecast to have 1 or 2 storms per month.
PAGASA said that in January, rainfall near normal to above normal was forecast in most areas of the Philippines, except for western Luzon, with rainfall below normal likely to last.
From February to April, most areas of Visayas and Mindanao may record near-normal rainfall, while above-normal rainfall is forecast in eastern Mindanao.
Forecasts indicate that near-normal rainfall will continue to occur in most areas of the Philippines in May, with rainfall above normal levels possibly occurring in eastern Visayas and eastern Mindanao.
In June, rain is expected to be near normal across the Philippines.
Meanwhile, the Vietnam National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting assessed that the weather for the New Year holiday in 2026 shows that the Northern region is forecast to have rain in some places, early morning fog and light fog scattered; especially the Northeast region from the night of December 31, 2025-January 1, 2026 will have rain, light rain scattered. Cold weather.
From the night of December 31, 2025 - January 1, 2026, the area from Thanh Hoa to Hue City is forecast to have rain in some places, early morning fog and light fog scattered; especially the north on January 1, 2026 has rain, light rain scattered. The north is cold, the south is cold.
The South Central Coast from the night of December 31, 2025 - January 1, 2026 is forecast to be sunny during the day, with showers in some places at night.
The Central Highlands is forecast to be sunny during the day, with showers and thunderstorms in some places in the late afternoon and night from the night of December 31, 2025 - January 1, 2026.
Southern region, forecast sunny day, showers and thunderstorms in some places in the late afternoon and night from the night of December 31, 2025 - January 1, 2026.
