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Tropical Storm Caloy (Hagupit), the Philippines’ third tropical cyclone for 2026, will remain far from land and is likely to weaken.
MANILA, Philippines – Tropical storm Hagupit entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) at 6 pm on Saturday, May 9, but is not expected to have any impact on the country’s weather.
It was given a local name Kaloias the Philippines’ third tropical cyclone for 2026.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Caloy was located 870 kilometers east of northeast Mindanao as of 10 pm on Saturday, moving west-northwest at 20 kilometers per hour (km/h).
A tropical storm has maximum winds of 65 km/h and gusts of up to 80 km/h.
It does not rain in any part of the Philippines, and there is none tropical cyclone wind signals in effect. The whole country generally has good weather, with showers or thunderstorms due to easterlies or warm winds from the Pacific Ocean.
PAGASA said Caloy will remain over the Philippine Sea, away from land. It is also likely to weaken to a tropical depression by Sunday evening, May 10, and become a remnant low on Monday, May 11.
In the next 24 hours, however, the following seaboards may have up to moderate seas:
- Eastern sea boundaries of Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, and Siargao-Bucas Grande Islands; Batanes sea boards; the western sea of the Babuyan Islands; northwest Ilocos Norte sea – waves up to 2.5 meters high
- Remaining seaboard of Ilocos Norte and Babuyan Islands; the eastern seaboard of Cagayan, Isabela, Northern Camarines, Catanduanes, Albay, Sorsogon, Dinagat Islands, Surigao del Sur, and Davao Oriental; the northern seas of Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, and Northern Samar – waves up to 2 meters high
The Met Office advised small vessels to take precautionary measures, or avoid sailing altogether.
Aside from Caloy, PAGASA is monitoring a new low pressure area (LPA) outside the PAR, which was last seen 2,915 kilometers east of northern Mindanao at 8 pm Saturday.
The LPA is unlikely to develop into a tropical cyclone in the next 24 hours. More details are expected in the coming days. – Rappler.com
