Tropical Storm Kalmaegi gets local name Tino as it enters PAR

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Tropical Storm Tino (Kalmaegi) is the Philippines' 20th tropical cyclone for 2025, and the first for November

MANILA, Philippines – The tropical storm with the international name Kalmaegi entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) at 5:30 am on Sunday, November 2, and was given the local name Tino.

Tino is the country’s 20th tropical cyclone for 2025, and the first for November.

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) will issue its first bulletin on Tino at 11 am on Sunday.

But shortly before the tropical storm’s entry into PAR, PAGASA had said that it was located more than 1,000 kilometers east of Eastern Visayas, moving west northwest at 15 kilometers per hour (km/h).

Tino intensified further in the early hours of Sunday, with its maximum sustained winds jumping to 85 km/h from 65 km/h. Its gustiness increased to 105 km/h from 80 km/h.

That means Tino is already nearing severe tropical storm status, which it is expected to reach on Sunday. Under PAGASA’s classification, a severe tropical storm has maximum sustained winds of 89 to 117 km/h.

By Monday morning, November 3, Tino may strengthen further into a typhoon. It could make landfall in Eastern Visayas or Caraga as a typhoon on Monday evening or Tuesday morning, November 4.

The weather bureau previously said that after the initial landfall, Tino may cross much of the Visayas, the northern part of the Sulu Sea, and the northern part of Palawan, before emerging over the West Philippine Sea on Wednesday morning or afternoon, November 5.

Eastern Visayas and Caraga are set to be placed under Signal No. 1 on Sunday, to give these regions lead time of 36 hours to prepare for strong winds from Tino. Signal No. 4 is the highest possible tropical cyclone wind signal.

PAGASA also released an updated rainfall outlook at 5 am on Sunday, warning of significant rain in portions of Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao due to the tropical cyclone beginning Monday.

Monday, November 3

• Heavy to intense rain (100-200 millimeters): Eastern Samar, Dinagat Islands
• Moderate to heavy rain (50-100 mm): Catanduanes, Albay, Sorsogon, Northern Samar, Samar, Leyte, Biliran, Southern Leyte, Surigao del Norte

Tuesday, November 4

• Heavy to intense rain (100-200 mm): Masbate, Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, Samar, Leyte, Southern Leyte, Biliran, Cebu, Negros Occidental, Iloilo, Capiz, Aklan, Guimaras, Dinagat Islands
• Moderate to heavy rain (50-100 mm): Romblon, Marinduque, Oriental Mindoro, Catanduanes, Albay, Sorsogon, Antique, Negros Oriental, Bohol, Siquijor, Surigao del Norte, Camiguin, Misamis Oriental, Lanao del Norte, Misamis Occidental, Zamboanga del Norte

Floods and landslides are expected.

Even before Monday, however, the trough or extension of Tino is already bringing scattered rain and thunderstorms to Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, and Dinagat Islands on Sunday.

Also on Sunday, the shear line, or the point where cold air from the northeast monsoon converges with warm air from the Pacific Ocean, will trigger scattered rain and thunderstorms in the Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley except Batanes, Aurora, and Quezon.

By Monday, rain from the shear line is expected to worsen in a handful of provinces.

Monday, November 3

• Moderate to heavy rain (50-100 mm): Cagayan, Isabela, Aurora, Quezon, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur

Tuesday, November 4

• Moderate to heavy rain (50-100 mm): Aurora, Quezon, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur

PAGASA added that the northeast monsoon is affecting the Ilocos Region and Batanes on Sunday. The rain may be moderate to at times heavy.

The rest of the country will see generally fair weather on Sunday, with just localized thunderstorms. – Rappler.com