02/10/2026
FORECAST (4PM, 02 October 2026)
SYNOPSIS: Trough of Severe Tropical Storm {CHOI-WAN} affecting Visayas and Mindanao.
TROPICAL CYCLONE OUTSIDE PAR AS OF 3:00 PM TODAY
SEVERE TROPICAL STORM CHOI-WAN (2627)
LOCATION: 2,440 KM EAST OF NORTHERN LUZON (17.1ยฐN, 144.6ยฐE)
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS: 110 KM/H NEAR THE CENTER
GUSTINESS: UP TO 135 KM/H
MOVEMENT: NORTHWESTWARD SLOWLY
Forecast Weather Conditions:
Mindanao, Western Visayas, Negros Island Region, and Central Visayas will have cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms due to Trough of TC Choi-Wan (Possible flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains).
Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon will have Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms due to Localized Thunderstorms (Possible flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms).
Luzon and Visayas will experience Light to Moderate winds from the Northeast to Northwest with slight to moderate seas (0.6 to 1.2 meters).
Mindanao will experience Light to Moderate winds from the West to Southwest with slight to moderate seas (0.6 to 1.2 meters).
DOST-PAGASA