Storm-free PH likely till yearend; light to moderate rain due on Monday — Pagasa

MANILA, Philippines — There is a minimal chance that the country will be battered by another tropical cyclone before the year ends, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Monday.

“For this week, mababa ang tsansa na magkakaroon tayo ng bagyo sa loob ng Philippine area of responsibility, so magandang balita rin ito sa ating mga kababayan,” Pagasa weather specialist Benison Estareja said.

(This week, there is a low chance that we will have a tropical cyclone within the Philippine area of responsibility, so that is good news for our countrymen.)

Monday forecast

Estareja said the shear line, or the convergence of cold and warm winds, is still affecting the weather in Southern Luzon and the Visayas, while the northeast monsoon or “amihan” is affecting the rest of Luzon.

Based on Pagasa’s forecast, Metro Manila, Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) Mimaropa (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan) Bicol region, Eastern Visayas, Caraga region, Aurora, Aklan, Capiz, Davao de Oro, and Davao Oriental will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms due to the shear line.

The northeast monsoon, on the other hand, will bring cloudy skies with rains to Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, and the rest of Central Luzon, and partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rain to the Ilocos region.

The rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers either due to the shear line or localized thunderstorms.

Forecast temperature range in key cities/areas:

Metro Manila: 22 to 28 degrees Celsius
Baguio City: 13 to 21 degrees Celsius
Laoag City:  20 to 29 degrees Celsius
Tuguegarao: 20 to 25 degrees Celsius
Legazpi City: 24 to 28 degrees Celsius
Puerto Princesa City: 25 to 30 degrees Celsius
Tagaytay: 19 to 25 degrees Celsius
Kalayaan Islands: 26 to 31 degrees Celsius
Iloilo City: 24 to 31 degrees Celsius
Cebu: 25 to 31 degrees Celsius
Tacloban City: 24 to 30 degrees Celsius
Cagayan De Oro City: 22 to 30 degrees Celsius
Zamboanga City: 23 to 33 degrees Celsius
Davao City: 24 to 32 degrees Celsius

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