Pagasa: Fair Wednesday weather nationwide

MANILA, Philippines — The country is expected to have fair weather with possible rain showers in the afternoon or evening on Wednesday, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa).

The state weather bureau said there is a prevailing  “monsoon break,” where the southwest monsoon or “habagat” will not be affecting the Philippines after consecutive days of rains.

Instead, the ridge of a high pressure area will affect the country, particularly the Northern and Central Luzon, which is expected to bring fair and hot weather, Pagasa weather specialist Aldczar Aurelio said.

“Sa araw na ito, inaasahan natin ang mas magandang panahon kumpara kahapon sa Luzon. Inaasahan natin ang isolated na pag-ulan o mga biglaang buhos ng ulan dulot ng thunderstorm sa hapon o gabi,” Aurelio said in Pagasa’s daily weather bulletin.

(Today, we are expecting better weather than yesterday, especially in Luzon. We expect isolated rains due to thunderstorms in the afternoon or evening.)

“Yan din ang mararanasan natin sa Visayas at sa Mindanao, maganda at maaliwalas na panahon maliban sa mga isolated na pag-ulan dulot ng thunderstorm,” he added.

(That is also what we are expecting in the Visayas and Mindanao, fair weather with a chance of isolated rains due to thunderstorms.)

Pagasa warned of possible flash floods or landslides in rain-affected areas.

The weather bureau is also not monitoring any low pressure area or tropical cyclone in the vicinity of the Philippine area of responsibility, Aurelio said.

The whole country is expected to have light to moderate winds from east to southeast and slight to moderate coastal waters.

Forecast temperature range in key cities/areas:

Laoag: 25 to 31 degrees Celsius

Tuguegarao: 25 to 34 degrees Celsius

Baguio City:  17 to 25 degrees Celsius

Metro Manila: 26 to 33 degrees Celsius

Tagaytay City: 23 to 30 degrees Celsius

Kalayaan Islands: 26 to 30 degrees Celsius

Puerto Princesa City: 25 to 31 degrees Celsius

Legazpi City: 25 to 32 degrees Celsius

Iloilo City: 26 to 31 degrees Celsius

Cebu: 25 to 31 degrees Celsius

Tacloban City: 25 to 32 degrees Celsius

Cagayan De Oro City: 23 to 32 degrees Celsius

Zamboanga City: 23 to 33 degrees Celsius

Davao City: 24 to 33 degrees Celsius

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