Easterlies to bring rain in Luzon, Visayas — Pagasa

MANILA, Philippines — Easterlies (winds that blow from the east) will bring rain across the country on Monday, while the trough of a low pressure area (LPA) will bring overcast skies and rain in the Caraga and Davao regions, the state weather bureau said.

According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers and localized thunderstorms should be expected throughout the country due to the easterlies.

Meanwhile, as of 3 p.m, an LPA was spotted  625 kilometers (km) east-southeast of Mindanao.

While Pagasa said that it is not expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility or escalate into a storm, the LPA’s trough will bring overcast skies and rain over the Caraga and Davao regions.

The rest of Mindanao, on the other hand, will have cloudy skies, rain showers and thunderstorms because of the easterlies.

A gale warning remains over the eastern seaboards of Northern Samar, and Eastern Samar, with waves expected to reach 2.8 to 4.5 meters in height.

Temperature range in key cities/areas according to Pagasa for Monday:

Metro Manila: 22 to 33 degrees Celsius

Baguio City: 15 to 24 degrees Celsius

Laoag City:  24 to 32 degrees Celsius

Tuguegarao: 23 to 33 degrees Celsius

Legazpi City: 24 to 32 degrees Celsius

Puerto Princesa City: 25 to 32 degrees Celsius

Tagaytay: 22 to 30 degrees Celsius

Kalayaan Islands: 25 to 32 degrees Celsius

Iloilo City: 25 to 32 degrees Celsius

Cebu: 25 to 32 degrees Celsius

Tacloban City: 23 to 31 degrees Celsius

Cagayan De Oro City: 24 to 31 degrees Celsius

Zamboanga City: 24 to 34 degrees Celsius

Davao City: 23 to 30 degrees Celsius

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