Rainy weather to continue on Christmas Day — Pagasa

Generally fair weather with chances of rain will prevail over the rest of Luzon, including Metro Manila. (Satellite image by Pagasa)

MANILA, Philippines — The northeast monsoon, locally known as the “amihan,” and the shear line will continue to bring rain even on Christmas Day on the majority of the country, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa).

“Para sa magiging lagay ng panahon sa araw ng kapaskuhan sa Luzon, patuloy natin na aasahan ang makulimlim na panahon na may pag-ulan sa Cagayan Valley, Cordillera, Quezon, Aurora at Bicol Region,” said Pagasa weather specialist Raymond Ordinario.

(As for the holiday weather in Luzon, we will continue to expect cloudy weather with rain in Cagayan Valley, Cordillera, Quezon, Aurora and Bicol Region)

“Scattered rain showers and thunderstorms in the Palawan area,” he added.

Generally fair weather with chances of rain will then prevail over the rest of Luzon, including Metro Manila.

Meanwhile,  generally cloudy conditions with rain showers due to the shear line will still prevail over the entire Visayas, Northern Mindanao, as well as Zamboanga Peninsula.

Generally fair weather conditions with chances of rain and thunderstorms are then expected over the remaining parts of Mindanao.

Meanwhile, no low pressure area or storms are expected to form within the Philippine area of responsibility within the next two or three days.

Gale warning is still raised over several parts of the country’s seaboards, specifically, in the waters of Batanes, Cagayan (including Babuyan Islands), Isabela, Aurora, Quezon (including Polillo Islands), Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Masbate, Burias  Island, Albay, Sorsogon, Romblon, Marinduque Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, Samar, Leyte, Negros Provinces, Guimaras, Iloilo, Capiz, Antique, Aklan, Bohol, Cebu, Dinagat Islands, Siargao Islands, Zambales, Batangas, Priental Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro, Lubang Island, Palawan, as well as Kalayaan, Cuyo and Camian Islands.

The state weather bureau said the temperature range in key cities/areas across the country for Saturday, Christmas Day, are as follows:

• Metro Manila: 23 to 30 degrees Celsius
• Baguio City: 13 to 22 degrees Celsius
• Laoag City:  22 to 28 degrees Celsius
• Tuguegarao: 21 to 25 degrees Celsius
• Legazpi City: 23 to 26 degrees Celsius
• Puerto Princesa City: 24 to 30 degrees Celsius
• Tagaytay: 20 to 28 degrees Celsius
• Kalayaan Islands: 25 to 30 degrees Celsius
• Iloilo City: 25 to 28 degrees Celsius
• Cebu: 25 to 29 degrees Celsius
• Tacloban City: 24 to 30 degrees Celsius
• Cagayan De Oro City: 24 to 30 degrees Celsius
• Zamboanga City: 24 to 31 degrees Celsius
• Davao City: 24 to 33 degrees Celsius

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