‘Very strong’ El Niño may tighten Cebu water, food supply, Pagasa warns

Pia Piquero 09/25/2026

Cebu could face mounting pressure on its water and food supplies as a “very strong” El Niño is expected to deepen through the end of 2026 and persist into the first half of 2027, the Philippine Atmospheric,…

Pagasa: ‘Queenie’ poses no threat to Cebu, but rains loom from ITCZ

Pia Piquero 09/25/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The local weather bureau here ruled out any impact on Cebu from Tropical Storm Queenie on Friday, pointing to the cyclone’s distant track and its expected recurve toward Southern Japan. This, even as…

Cloudy, rainy weather to persist over Cebu in coming days — Pagasa

Pia Piquero 07/31/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cloudy skies, rain showers, and thunderstorms will continue to affect Metro Cebu and the rest of the province over the next several days as localized thunderstorms and the trough of a low-pressure area…

Sudden heavy rains in Cebu may continue through August — Pagasa

Pia Piquero 07/31/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Heavy afternoon and evening rains that triggered widespread flooding across Metro Cebu on Thursday may continue in the coming months as the rainy season peaks, even as forecasters expect El Niño to return…

Cebu heat index reaches 37°C on Friday; rain likely by late weekend

Caryl Evangelista 04/24/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu continues to endure intense heat after nearly a month without rain, with the heat index reaching 37 degrees Celsius on Friday and expected to persist through Saturday, according to the Philippine Atmospheric,…

Cebu braces for high heat as Pagasa warns of late March summer

Pia Piquero 03/05/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebuanos may soon begin to feel the gradual rise in heat as the country transitions toward the dry hot season, but the state weather bureau says summer has not yet officially started. According…

Cebu may experience rainy weekend due to amihan, says Pagasa

Airam Limatog 01/23/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebuanos can expect cool and rainy days ahead as the northeast monsoon (amihan) continues to affect the province this weekend, the state weather bureau reported. In their recent forecast, the Visayas Pagasa Regional…

TD Wilma now poses ‘low rainfall risk’ for Cebu — Pagasa

Pia Piquero 12/06/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The threat of heavy rains in Cebu from Tropical Depression (TD) Wilma has eased, with local authorities saying the likelihood of significant flooding is now low. Engineer Al Quiblat, chief of the Philippine…

Heavy rains expected in Cebu, ‘low chance’ for super typhoon — PAGASA

Airam Limatog 11/01/2025

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Starting Monday, November 3, Cebu may experience heavy rains and strong winds as a tropical cyclone outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) is forecast to intensify into a typhoon once it enters…

Pagasa debunks viral post on ‘Super Typhoon Tino’: No storm yet

Pia Piquero 10/31/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — State weather bureau Pagasa has refuted viral online claims that a “super typhoon” named Tino is set to hit the Visayas and Mimaropa next week. The agency clarified that no such storm has…

Pagasa-Mactan: Summer 2025 may begin this week

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/18/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The hot dry season of 2025, colloquially known as summer, may start this week, the state weather bureau has announced. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration in Mactan (Pagasa-Mactan) on Tuesday,…

Rainy weather for Cebu until Friday, says Pagasa-Mactan

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 12/16/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebuanos have to brace for a rainy weather this week. In a phone interview on Monday, Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) Mactan Chief Engr. Alfredo Quiblat Jr. said that Cebu…

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