La Niña ends, PAGASA forecasts neutral climate with normal rainfall
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) announced on Friday that La Niña conditions have ended, signaling a return to neutral climate conditions.
Sea surface temperatures in the central and equatorial Pacific have returned to ENSO-neutral levels, indicating neither La Niña nor El Niño is currently present.
With this change, PAGASA predicts normal rainfall across most parts of the country, with above-normal rainfall unlikely in previously affected areas like Luzon, Bicol, Eastern Visayas, and Caraga.
PAGASA moved its ENSO Alert and Warning System to 'inactive,' suggesting no development of La Niña or El Niño conditions for at least three months.
Neutral climate conditions are expected to persist through September-October-November 2025, with projections showing equal chances of neutral and La Niña conditions in the October-December season.
Despite the end of La Niña, PAGASA warned about ongoing warm and dry weather and rolled out its Interactive Heat Index Mapping and Prediction (iHeatMap) platform to monitor heat stress risks.
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