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ESTER. Satellite image of Tropical Depression Ester and the southwest monsoon as of June 5, 2026, 10 am.
Batanes is facing moderate to heavy rain and strong winds due to Tropical Depression Ester on Friday, June 5. Ester is also enhancing the southwest monsoon.
MANILA, Philippines – A low pressure area outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility developed into a tropical depression at 2 am on Friday, June 5, then entered PAR at 3 am.
It has been given the local name Ester, as the country’s fifth tropical cyclone for 2026. It is also the first tropical cyclone for June.
