Cooler days ahead due to amihan — Pagasa

Pagasa weather satellite image as of 5AM, Nov. 10.

Pagasa weather satellite image as of 5AM, Nov. 10.

MANILA, Philippines — Metro Manila and some parts of the country are expected to have a cloudy weather on Wednesday and in the coming days as temperatures are expected to drop due to the northeast monsoon or amihan, the state weather bureau said.

Metro Manila, for one, will have a temperature range of 24 to 32 degrees Celsius, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa). This will persist until Saturday as the northeast monsoon, or amihan, affects the entire Luzon.

“Asahan natin ang fair weather condition sa Thursday na sasamahan lang ng mababang tiyansa ng pag-ulan pagsapit ng hapon. Sa umaga at tanghali ay mostly cloudy skies naman, so hindi ganoon kainitan,” Pagasa senior weather specialist Benison Estareja said.

Other key cities and areas recorded the following temperatures on Wednesday:

Baguio City: 16 to 26 degrees Celsius
Laoag City:  24 to 32 degrees Celsius
Tuguegarao: 23 to 32 degrees Celsius
Legazpi City: 25 to 32 degrees Celsius
Puerto Princesa City: 26 to 32 degrees Celsius
Tagaytay: 22 to 30 degrees Celsius
Kalayaan Islands: 25 to 32 degrees Celsius
Iloilo City: 26 to 32 degrees Celsius
Cebu: 25 to 31 degrees Celsius
Tacloban City: 25 to 31 degrees Celsius
Cagayan De Oro City: 25 to 32 degrees Celsius
Zamboanga City: 24 to 32 degrees Celsius
Davao City: 24 to 31 degrees Celsius

Meanwhile, Palawan, the entire Visayas, Caraga and Davao regions will experience rainy weather on due to shear line or the tail end of a cold front, with occasional thunderstorms.

“Sa mga kababayan natin sa Visayas, asahan pa din natin ang minsang maulap na kalangitan na sasamahan pa ng light to moderate with at times heavy rains epekto yan ng shear line. Sa Mindanao pinakaapektado ng shearline ang Caraga region and Davao region,” Estareja added.

(Visayas should expect cloudy skies with light to moderate rains with at times heavy rains as the effect of shear line. In Mindanao, the shear line affects Caraga region and Davao region.)

“Asahan pa din ang pag-ulan dito sa probinsya ng Palawan,” he added.

(Expect rainy weather here in the province of Palawan.)

Similar weather forecast were also expected in other key areas like Baguio and Metro Cebu, while in Legazpi City, cloudy skies with light to moderate with at times heavy rains are expected in the next three days.

Meanwhile, Pagasa raised gale warning in the seaboards of Batanes, Ilocos Norte, and Cagayan including Babuyan Islands which will experience 2.8 to 4.5 meters of waves due to the northeast monsoon.

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