The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) announced on Friday that the El Niño phenomenon has officially ended. Pagasa Administrator Nathaniel Servando reported that the conditions in the tropical Pacific have now returned to El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO)-neutral levels, marking the end of the weather event that caused dry spells and drought in many parts of the country.
Servando highlighted the likelihood of transitioning from ENSO-neutral to La Niña by the July-August-September season, estimating a “69 percent possibility.”
“With these developments, the final advisory for El Niño (2023-2024) is issued, and the Pagasa ENSO Alert and Warning System is now lowered to inactive (ENSO-neutral), while the La Niña Watch remains in effect,” Servando stated.
Despite the prevailing southwest monsoon (“habagat”), Servando cautioned that the impacts of El Niño, such as warmer-than-usual surface temperatures and below-normal rainfall, might persist in some regions of the country.