The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration says that overcast skies with light rains will prevail in northern Luzon on Saturday brought by the northeast monsoon, locally known as amihan. (Photo courtesy of Pagasa)
MANILA, Philippines — Cloudy skies with light rains will prevail in northern Luzon on Saturday brought by the northeast monsoon, locally known as amihan, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said.
“Dahil sa amihan makararanas pa rin tayo ng mga kaulapan na may mahihinang pag-ulan sa eastern sections ng northern Luzon,” said Pagasa weather specialist Daniel James Villamil.
(Because of the northeast monsoon, we will still experience cloudy skies with light rains in the eastern sections of northern Luzon.)
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The state weather bureau said that Cagayan Valley, in particular, may expect overcast skies with light rains due to the said weather system.
Amihan will also bring partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains over the Ilocos Region, the Cordillera Administrative Region, and the province of Aurora, it added.
There is no significant impact expected in areas that will be rained on by amihan.
Meanwhile, Pagasa said that Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have generally fair weather, with chances of slightly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms brought by easterlies and localized thunderstorms.
Easterlies are the warm winds blowing from the Pacific Ocean.
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The state weather bureau warned of possible flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms.
A gale warning alert is also raised over the seaboards of Batanes, the northern coast of Cagayan, including the Babuyan Islands, and Ilocos Norte.
Pagasa said that waves measuring 2.8 to 4.5 meters high may be expected on these seaboards.
While the Pagasa said on Friday that one tropical cyclone is expected to enter the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) this month, Villamil said that there is no monitored low pressure area (LPA) near the country’s boundaries yet as of today.
“Wala pa rin tayong binabantayang LPA o sama ng panahon sa loob at labas ng ating PAR na maaaring maging bagyo,” he said.
(We still don’t have any monitored LPA or weather disturbances inside and outside our PAR that could develop into a typhoon.)