The trough of a low-pressure area (LPA) is still affecting Southern Mindanao, bringing cloudy skies and light rains over Caraga and Davao regions, according to the state weather bureau’s Wednesday advisory.
The mercury may be rising and forecasters are predicting hotter days ahead for Cagayan Valley, but residents of the northernmost region have learned to cope with the sweltering heat this time of year.
The first day of 2013 will be cloudy with a chance of showers in most parts of the country, according to a special outlook for the New Year by the state weather bureau. But no new storm appears to be in sight.
Typhoon Pablo did not veer away from its path, on Tuesday, as earlier reported. The eye of the storm was spotted at 70 kilometers south of Tagbilaran City, Bohol.
While the effect of the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) has weakened, the weather system is expected to keep Mindanao wet, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa).
The first two nights of November saw millions honoring those laid to rest in the ground, but future evenings of the month will have stargazers glued to the sky, waiting for a glimpse of some heavenly formations.
The planetarium at the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) Science Garden in Diliman, Quezon City, can project around 3,550 stars, five major planets, the sun and the moon. With a seating capacity of over 80, it provides astronomical information through planetarium shows and educational tours. Schatzi Quodala, Inquirer Research
With the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) in effect over the Visayas and Mindanao, rainshowers and thunderstorms are to be expected in the regions.
The weather bureau placed Cagayan and Isabela under public Storm Signal No. 1 even as “Igme” (international name: Tembin) skirted northern Luzon on Monday but intensified into a typhoon.
One of the more visible faces of the weather bureau, forecaster Jori Loiz appears on television nearly every day to inform the public about the approach of a typhoon or its passage through the country.
Several majors dams in Luzon have kept their gates open in anticipation of more rains to be dumped by a tropical storm that was again enhancing the southwest monsoon.
Angat dam in Bulacan was being closely monitored Friday due the continuously rising water level brought by strong rains upstream.
Sunday night’s heavy rain and strong winds caused the pre-emptive evacuation of some 102 families from a village in Quezon City after water levels rose at the Marikina and San Mateo Rivers.
