Pagasa: Fair Saturday weather expected; no LPA in next 3 to 5 days

MANILA, Philippines — The country will experience generally fair weather on Saturday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Saturday, noting that no low pressure area (LPA) is expected in the next three to five days.

Pagasa weather specialist Robb Gile said the northeast monsoon turned slightly weaker but still affects northern Luzon.

Meanwhile, the easterlies or warm winds coming from the Pacific Ocean are affecting the rest of the country.

“Sa nalalabing bahagi ng kapuluan, easterlies ang nagdudulot ng paminsanang localized thunderstorms, pero sa pangkalahatan sa buong bansa ay maganda ang panahon,” he said.

(In the rest of the country, easterlies will cause occasional localized thunderstorms but in general, the country will have fair weather.)

“Wala tayong binabantayan na anumang low pressure area or bagyo sa loob at labas ng PAR at sa susunod na tatlo hanggang limang araw maliit ang tsansa na magkaroon ng tropical cyclone o low pressure area na maaaring makaapekto sa lagay ng panahon sa ating bansa,” he added.

(We are not seeing any low pressure area within our near PAR and in the next three to five days there is a low chance that an LPA may occur and affect the country’s weather.)

Based on Pagasa’s forecast, Batanes and Babuyan Islands will have cloudy skies with rains due the northeast monsoon on Saturday.

The Ilocos region, Cordillera Administrative Region, and the rest of Cagayan Valley will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains.

Metro Manila and the rest of the country, meanwhile, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with chances of isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to the easterlies.

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