TROPICAL Storm Hagupit (international name) may enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) over the weekend and will be given the local name “Caloy” once inside, the state weather bureau said on Thursday, May 7, 2026.
In an advisory, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said the center of Hagupit was estimated at 1,995 kilometers east of northeastern Mindanao as of 4 a.m.
Hagupit was moving westward at 20 kph, with maximum sustained winds of 65 kph near the center and gusts of up to 80 kph.
“Hagupit will continue moving westward in the next six hours, then turn west-northwestward for the remainder of the forecast period. It may enter the PAR between Saturday evening and Sunday morning,” Pagasa said.
Pagasa said Hagupit may intensify into a high-end tropical storm over the next 48 hours, but may weaken afterward and be downgraded to a tropical depression by Tuesday while over the Philippine Sea.
The weather bureau said Hagupit was unlikely to directly affect weather and sea conditions in the country over the next three days.
Meanwhile, Pagasa said a low pressure area (LPA) was estimated at 120 kilometers southeast of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur, as of 3 a.m. It is unlikely to develop into a tropical depression.
However, the LPA is expected to bring cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms over Central Visayas, Eastern Visayas, Negros Island Region, Caraga, Northern Mindanao, Davao Region and Zamboanga Peninsula.
Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to the easterlies.
Pagasa warned of possible flash floods or landslides due to moderate to, at times, heavy rains caused by the LPA, as well as severe thunderstorms triggered by the easterlies. / PNA
