Pagasa: Cool, cloudy Monday with isolated rains
MANILA, Philippines — Cool weather and light rains will prevail in Luzon while Visayas and Mindanao will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms on Monday, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa).
Pagasa, in its 4 a.m. weather update, said the northeast monsoon is affecting weather conditions in Luzon, while the tail-end of a frontal system is affecting the Visayas, and the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) in Mindanao.
“Patuloy pa ring nakakaapekto ang northeast monsoon sa buong Luzon. Itong hangin na nagmumula sa mainland China, ‘yan ang nagdadala ng malamig na hangin at nagdadala rin ng mahihinang pag-ulan,” Pagasa weather specialist Meno Mendoza said.
(The northeast monsoon continues to affect the entire Luzon. Wind coming from mainland China is causing cooler weather cold and light rains.)
The northeast monsoon will bring cloudy skies with light rains to Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, Bicol region, Aurora and Quezon.
It will also bring partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains to Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon.
“Samantala, ang tail-end ng frontal system ito ‘yung area kung saan nagsasanib ang malamig na hangin na dala ng amihan at ang mainit na hangin na nagmumula sa Dagat Pasipiko. Kaya kapag nagsalubong po ang dalawang hangin na iyan ay nagkakaroon po tayo ng thunderstorms,” Mendoza added.
(Meanwhile, the tail-end of a frontal system is the area where the cold winds from the northeast monsoon and warm winds from the Pacific Ocean. When these winds converge, it causes thunderstorms.)
The ITCZ, on the other hand, is where winds coming from the northern and southern hemisphere converge, bringing clouds that cause rains in affected areas.
Forecast temperature range in key cities/areas:
Metro Manila: 22 to 29 degrees Celsius
Baguio City: 10 to 21 degrees Celsius
Laoag City: 17 to 28 degrees Celsius
Tuguegarao: 18 to 26 degrees Celsius
Legazpi City: 22 to 26 degrees Celsius
Puerto Princesa City: 25 to 28 degrees Celsius
Tagaytay: 19 to 27 degrees Celsius
Kalayaan Islands: 25 to 28 degrees Celsius
Iloilo City: 24 to 27 degrees Celsius
Cebu City: 23 to 28 degrees Celsius
Tacloban City: 23 to 28 degrees Celsius
Cagayan De Oro City: 24 to 30 degrees Celsius
Zamboanga City: 24 to 33 degrees Celsius
Davao City: 24 to 31 degrees Celsius
