PAGASA: Habagat is over, ending the 2026 rainy season in western Luzon and Visayas
PAGASA said on Monday, October 5, that the southwest monsoon (habagat) has ended, marking the end of the 2026 rainy season in western Luzon and the Visayas, Rappler and GMA News reported. The country is now shifting to the northeast monsoon (amihan). PAGASA also warned that the strong El Niño may bring hotter days and below-normal rain in the coming months, though tropical cyclones can still form.
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- GMA News — Habagat or Southwest Monsoon in 2026 ended, says PAGASA
- Manila Bulletin — ‘Habagat’ season ends as PH shifts to ‘Amihan’
- The Manila Times — WATCH: Habagat Season Has Ended — PAGASA
- Inquirer — Habagat ends but ITCZ brings rain to parts of PH – Pagasa
- Philstar Life — Habagat season has ended, according to PAGASA
- Manila Standard — PAGASA ends ‘habagat’ season
- Rappler — Rainy season over for 2026 as southwest monsoon ends
- The Manila Times — Southwest monsoon season ends – Pagasa