Typhoon Chanthu (Philippine name Kiko) rapidly intensified again today, and has reached Category 5 intensity for the third time in its life. This time, the storm has intensified much more than on previous occasions, and now has winds near 180mph, or 290kph, with higher gusts. Further strengthening is possible asRead More →
Super Typhoon Chanthu explosively intensified on Tuesday from a weak tropical disturbance into a powerful Category 5 Super Typhoon with winds of 160mph (140kts) and a pressure of 921mb via unofficial Force Thirteen analysis Thursday morning. Chanthu was located at 15.4°N 128.0°E, or to the Northeast of the main PhilippineRead More →
This article was written by Justine CA. CURRENT CONDITIONS Typhoon In-fa maintained its strength as it barrels towards the Ryukyu Islands. It was last located at 23.4°N 125.7°E or 125 km south of Miyakojima, 155 km southeast of Ishigaki, 430 km east-southeast of Taipei, or 920 km southeast of Shanghai.Read More →
Severe Tropical Storm In-fa now started moving West-Northwest as it approach the Southern Ryukyu Islands. As per the 3PM JST analysis of Force Thirteen, the storm is located at 24.6°N 131.3°E with 10-minute maximum sustained winds of 95 kph (50 knots) with minimum central pressure of 983 millibars. Severe TropicalRead More →
Choi-Wan (PAGASA: Dante) maintained its tropical storm status as it brought torrential rainfall and flash flooding to the Philippines while it brushed the Visayas and Southern Luzon. Currently, it is a 40mph tropical storm by the latest Force Thirteen analysis and is expected to weaken substantially due to persistently highRead More →
Yesterday, Yaas was expected to peak and make landfall as a 70kts category 1 cyclone as high wind shear unfavoured its development, Yaas continues to steadily intensify more than what was originally anticipated. Right now it still has around 12 hours for development before landfall and is already an 85mphRead More →
The first tropical storm of the 2021 North Indian Ocean cyclone season forms today in the form of tropical storm 01A, it currently has 1-minute sustained winds of 50 mph (80 kph) and a central pressure of 993 Mb based on Force Thirteen’s analysis. While The India Meteorological Departement currentlyRead More →
In a surprising turn of events, Typhoon Surigae has strengthened much faster than anticipated as it jumped 2 category’s in 12 hours to become the first category 4 typhoon of the 2021 Northern Hemisphere season. Further strengthening is anticipated but there is a large spread in models in what courseRead More →
Formation In mid-December, after a country-wide cold wave, the NCEP-Global Forecast System (GFS) became increasingly aggressive towards the formation of an equator facing trough off of the polar vortex in Siberia. The forecast called for the trough moving southwest and turning poleward, creating a massive cooldown across China rightRead More →
Apart from the severe weather brought by Nor’easter in US and Storm Bella in northern Europe, at the opposite side of the world, a very high pressure area has formed over Mongolian Plateau on 27/12 and plunged southwards. This is the most intense cold surge since the 2016 January one,Read More →