Tail-end of frontal system to bring scattered rains in Bicol area, E. Visayas

MANILA, Philippines — The tail-end of a frontal system that was previously causing rains in the eastern section of Northern Luzon is now affecting the weather in the Bicol Region and Eastern Visayas, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Wednesday.

Based on the weather forecast issued by Pagasa at 4 a.m., Bicol Region and Eastern Visayas will experience cloudy skies with scattered rains and isolated thunderstorms due to the tail-end of a frontal system, or a weather system that forms due to the interaction of the cold northeast monsoon and warm easterly winds.

“Maaari pong makaranas ng makulimlim na kalangitan na may kalat-kalat na pag-ulan at mayroong pagkidlat at pagkulog dahil sa tail-end of a frontal system dito sa may Bicol Region,” Pagasa weather specialist Shelly Ignacio said.

(Bicol Region may experience cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms due to the tail-end of a frontal system.)

“Dahil sa tail-end of a frontal system, ito ay nakakaapekto rin po sa may Eastern Visayas at maaari itong magkaroon ng pag-ulan, pagkidlat at pagkulog and then maulap po ang kalangitan,” she added.

(The tail-end of a frontal system is also affecting Eastern Visayas and will bring cloudy skies, rains and thunderstorms.)

Meanwhile, the northeast monsoon or amihan will bring cloudy skies with rains in Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, Aurora and Quezon.

The northeast monsoon will also bring partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains in Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon, according to Pagasa.

On the other hand, the rest of Visayas and Mindanao will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to the easterlies or warm winds coming from the Pacific Ocean.

Forecast temperature range in key cities/areas:

Metro Manila: 24 to 31 degrees Celsius
Baguio City: 16 to 24 degrees Celsius
Laoag City:  24 to 31 degrees Celsius
Tuguegarao: 23 to 27 degrees Celsius
Legazpi City: 26 to 31 degrees Celsius
Puerto Princesa City: 25 to 32 degrees Celsius
Kalayaan Islands: 26 to 31 degrees Celsius
Iloilo City: 26 to 32 degrees Celsius
Cebu: 25 to 32 degrees Celsius
Tacloban City: 25 to 31 degrees Celsius
Cagayan De Oro City: 23 to 32 degrees Celsius
Zamboanga City: 25 to 35 degrees Celsius
Davao City: 25 to 34 degrees Celsius

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