Typhoon Inday Update July 9, 2026: Signal No. 1 up in 12 areas

MANILA, Philippines – Typhoon Inday (international name: Bavi) weakened from a super typhoon early Thursday, July 9, 2026, but continues to pose a threat to Northern Luzon as it moves west-northwestward over the Philippine Sea.

Typhoon Inday (Bavi) satellite image as of 5:20AM, July 9, 2026. Photo courtesy: PAGASA

According to PAGASA's 4:00 a.m. bulletin, the center of the eye was estimated at 925 kilometers east of Northern Luzon.

Inday packs maximum sustained winds of 175 km/h, gusts of up to 215 km/h, and a central pressure of 940 hPa. Strong to typhoon-force winds extend up to 870 kilometers from the center.

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Areas under TCWS No. 1

PAGASA has maintained Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 1 over the following areas:

• Batanes
• Cagayan, including the Babuyan Islands
• Isabela
• northeastern portion of Quirino (Maddela)
• Apayao
• northern portion of Abra (Tineg, Lagayan, Danglas, San Juan, Lagangilang, Licuan-Baay, Malibcong, Lacub, Daguioman, Dolores, and La Paz)
• Kalinga
• eastern portion of Mountain Province (Natonin and Paracelis)
• eastern portion of Ifugao (Aguinaldo and Alfonso Lista)
• Ilocos Norte
• northern portion of Aurora (Dilasag and Casiguran)
• northern and central portions of Catanduanes (Pandan, Caramoran, Bagamanoc, Panganiban, Viga, Gigmoto, Baras, and San Miguel)

Residents in these areas may experience winds of 39 to 61 km/h within the next 36 hours, posing a minimal to minor threat to life and property.

Habagat to affect most of the country

The enhanced Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) and the outer circulation of Inday will bring strong to gale-force gusts over most parts of the country from Thursday until Saturday, July 11, particularly in coastal and upland areas exposed to winds.

PAGASA reminded the public that heavy rainfall and damaging winds may still occur even in areas outside the forecast track and forecast confidence cone.

Track and intensity outlook

Inday is forecast to continue moving northwestward over the Philippine Sea and may make its closest approach to Extreme Northern Luzon between Friday evening, July 10, and Saturday morning, July 11.

Afterward, the typhoon is expected to move toward the southern islands of Japan and may make landfall or pass close to the northern coast of Taiwan before exiting the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Saturday, July 11.

Inday is then forecast to make landfall over the eastern coast of mainland China on Sunday, July 12.

PAGASA said Inday is expected to gradually weaken but remain a typhoon until it exits the PAR. It will likely weaken into a severe tropical storm after moving farther inland over mainland China. However, a faster weakening trend remains possible as the cyclone moves over the sea east of Taiwan due to increasingly unfavorable environmental conditions.

— The Summit Express