Pagasa: Cloudy skies, isolated rains expected for most of PH

MANILA, Philippines — A greater part of the country was forecast to experience overcast skies and isolated rains this Friday due to the northeast monsoon, a trough of low-pressure area (LPA), and localized thunderstorms.

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley, and Central Luzon will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains due to the northeast monsoon.

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Meanwhile, Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to the trough of the LPA outside the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) and localized thunderstorms, it added.

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) says parts of the country may expect cloudy skies and isolated rains on Friday, October 27, 2023, due to the northeast monsoon, a trough of low-pressure area, and localized thunderstorms. Photo from Pagasa

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“’Yun pong low pressure area ay nasa labas pa rin po ng Philippine area of responsibility. Kasalukuyan, mababa ang tyansa [nito] na pumasok sa ating PAR,” Pagasa weather specialist Aldczar Aurelio reported during an early morning forecast.

(That low-pressure area is still outside the Philippine area of ​​responsibility. Currently, the chances [of it] to enter our PAR are low.)

Pagasa also said it is not raising any gale warning over the country’s seaboards, but it advised sailors to take precautionary measures as thunderstorms usually occur in the afternoon or evening.

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