MANILA, Philippines — Expect rain and overcast skies in the eastern part of Luzon as well as the entire Visayas and Mindanao on Wednesday, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa).
“Itong eastern section ng Luzon, itong Tuguegarao, Quezon and Aurora meron pa rin tayong inaasahang mahinang pagulan bukas,” said Pagasa weather specialist Nikos Peñaranda.
(In the eastern section of Luzon, in Tuguegarao, Quezon, and Aurora we still have expected light rain tomorrow.)
“Maulan naman pong panahon ang inaasahan natin bukas sa kabisayaan at buong mindanao bunsod na rin itong shear line at itong intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ),” he added.
(Rainy weather, on the other hand, is what we expect tomorrow in the Visayas and Mindanao due to a shear line and the ITCZ,).
Meanwhile, the rest of the country, including Metro Manila will have fair weather conditions, said Pagasa weather specialist Nikos Peñaranda, but light rains should still be expected.
“Mas maganda po ang panahon sa western section ng Luzon at mayroon inaasahang bahagyang ulan,” Peñaranda explained.
(The weather is better in the western section of Luzon and light rain is expected.)
The temperature range in key cities/areas according to Pagasa for Tuesday:
Metro Manila: 23 to 30 degrees Celsius
Baguio City: 13 to 23 degrees Celsius
Laoag City: 20 to 30 degrees Celsius
Tuguegarao: 19 to 27 degrees Celsius
Legazpi City: 23 to 30 degrees Celsius
Puerto Princesa City: 26 to 32 degrees Celsius
Tagaytay: 18 to 27 degrees Celsius
Kalayaan Islands: 25 to 32 degrees Celsius
Iloilo City: 23 to 29 degrees Celsius
Cebu: 24 to 29 degrees Celsius
Tacloban City: 23 to 28 degrees Celsius
Cagayan De Oro City: 24 to 29 degrees Celsius
Zamboanga City: 24 to 33 degrees Celsius
Davao City: 24 to 30 degrees Celsius
Due to the northeast monsoon, Pagasa raised a gale warning in the seaboards of Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, Aurora, Eastern coast of Quezon, Northern and eastern coasts of Camarines Sur, Camarines Norte, Catanduanes, Eastern coast of Albay, Eastern coast of Sorsogon, Northern and eastern coast of Northern Samar, Eastern coast of Eastern Samar, Eastern coast of Dinagat, Eastern coast of Surigao del Norte, Surigao Del Sur and the Eastern coast of Davao Oriental.
Strong waves reaching heights of 2.8 to 5.5 meters are to be expected in these areas.