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Don’t put away your Christmas sweaters just yet, Kapamilya.According to PAGASA climate monitoring and prediction section chief Ana Liza Solis, Filipinos should expect a cold surge this month of January, with some areas experiencing temperatures as low as 7.5 degrees Celsius.“Mas malamig pa sa mountainous areas sa Cordillera Administrative Region. Wala tayong ibang stations sa pinakamatataas na lugar. Mas mababa pa sa 7.5 degrees,” she said in a DZMM interview.Historically, the coldest temperature ever recorded in the Philippines was 6.3 degrees Celsius in Baguio City in 1961. The lowest temperature recorded for 2025 was 9.4 degrees Celsius in La Trinidad, Benguet.PAGASA is also predicting between 2 to 8 tropical cyclones affecting the Philippine area of responsibility during the first half of 2026.Solis said the northeast monsoon caused recent heavy rains in Metro Manila, with the shear line and easterlies also causing rains in parts of the country.The weather bureau has also released a new list of tropical cyclone names for 2026.• Ada• Basyang• Caloy• Domeng• Ester• Francisco• Gardo• Henry• Inday• Josie• Kiyapo• Luis• Maymay• Neneng• Obet• Pilandok• Queenie• Rosal• Samuel• Tomas• Umberto• Venus• Waldo• Yayang• Zeny<div> </div>The PAGASA official said the names Agaton, Florita, Karding, and Paeng have been “decommissioned” after leaving at least 300 fatalities or one billion pesos damage in agriculture and infrastructure.Ada, Francisco, Kiyapo, and Pilandok are the new replacement names for 2026. Solis said there are also auxiliary names that will be used if more storms hit the country. She said PAGASA held a contest for the new storm names to make it more gender-balanced.

Don’t put away your Christmas sweaters just yet, Kapamilya. According to PAGASA climate monitoring and prediction section chief Ana Liza Solis, Filipinos should expect a cold surge this month of January, with some areas experiencing temperatures as low as 7.5 degrees Celsius.

Don’t put away your Christmas sweaters just yet, Kapamilya. According to PAGASA climate monitoring and prediction section chief Ana Liza Solis, Filipinos should expect a cold surge this month of January, with some areas experiencing temperatures as low as 7.5 degrees Celsius.

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PAGASA predicts 7.5 C weather in January

David Dizon,

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Published Jan 02, 2026 01:05 PM PHT

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