Pagasa: Expect fair weather, isolated rain showers in most parts of PH

Pagasa weather satellite image as of 7AM, March 22, 2022

MANILA, Philippines — Fair weather is expected in most parts of the country on Tuesday, except for isolated rain showers that may still occur due to localized thunderstorms, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said.

According to Pagasa weather specialist Aldczar Aurelio, the easterlies, or warm winds coming from the Pacific Ocean, and the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ), or the convergence of winds coming from the northern and southern hemisphere, are the weather systems currently affecting the country.

“Sa araw na ito, dahil sa ITCZ, ang Palawan ay makakaranas ng maulap na kalangitan na may mga kalat-kalat na pag-ulan at thunderstorm. Sa nalalabing bahagi ng Luzon ay magiging maganda at maaliwalas ang panahon na ating mararanasan maliban sa mga biglaang buhos ng ulan dahil sa thunderstorms,” he said in a weather forecast.

(For today, because of the ITCZ, Palawan will experience cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. In the rest of Luzon, there will be fair weather except for sudden rain due to thunderstorms.)

“Sa Visayas at Mindanao, dahil sa patuloy ng epekto ng easterlies at ITCZ, makakaranas ng maganda at maaliwalas na panahon maliban sa mga isolated na pag-ulan dahil sa thunderstorm,” he added.

(In Visayas and Mindanao, due to the effects of the easterlies and ITCZ, there will be fair weather except for isolated rain showers due to thunderstorms.)

Aurelio said Pagasa has not monitored a low pressure area within or outside the Philippine area of responsibility that may affect the country’s weather condition.

Below is the forecast temperature range in key cities or areas:

Metro Manila: 25 to 34 degrees Celsius
Baguio City: 16 to 25 degrees Celsius
Laoag City:  24 to 32 degrees Celsius
Tuguegarao: 24 to 33 degrees Celsius
Legazpi City: 26 to 33 degrees Celsius
Puerto Princesa City: 25 to 30 degrees Celsius
Tagaytay: 24 to 30 degrees Celsius
Kalayaan Islands: 26 to 30 degrees Celsius
Iloilo City: 26 to 31 degrees Celsius
Cebu: 26 to 32 degrees Celsius
Tacloban City: 26 to 31 degrees Celsius
Cagayan De Oro City: 25 to 31 degrees Celsius
Zamboanga City: 24 to 32 degrees Celsius
Davao City: 24 to 31 degrees Celsius

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