MANILA, Philippines — Warm Monday is seen in most parts of the country due to the effects of easterlies, according to the state weather bureau.
However, parts of northern Luzon are still seen to have overcast skies with rains due to the northeast monsoon or amihan, according to Obet Badrina, weather specialist of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa).
Badrina said Batanes, Cagayan, and Isabela are set to experience cloudy skies and light rains due to the northeast monsoon while easterlies will bring partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms to Metro Manila and the rest of the country.
“Based sa ating latest satellite images, ang northeast monsoon ay nakakaapekto sa Extreme Northern Luzon na magdadala ng mahihinang pag-ulan,” Badrina said in a public weather forecast.
(Based on our latest satellite images, the northeast monsoon is affecting Extreme Northern Luzon, which will bring light rains.)
“Ang easterlies naman ang siyang magdadala ng generally fair weather pero posible pa din ‘yung mga pag-ulan particularly sa may silangang bahagi ng bansa.
(The easterlies bring generally fair weather, but rains are still possible, particularly in the eastern part of the country.)
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“Asahan natin na ngayong araw, ay medyo mainit na tanghali pa din ang ating aasahan,” he continued.
(Let’s expect that today [Monday], it will be quite hot at noon.)
Amihan refers to the cold winds blowing from Siberia, while easterlies are the weather system caused by the warm winds coming from the Pacific Ocean.
Here are the forecast temperatures for Monday:
Luzon
- Metro Manila: 24 to 33 degrees Celsius
- Tagaytay City: 21 to 30 degrees Celcius
- Baguio City: 16 to 25 degrees Celsius
- Laoag City: 23 to 31 degrees Celcius
- Legazpi City: 24 to 31 degrees Celsius
- Tugegarao City: 22 to 31 degrees Celsius
- Puerto Princesa City: 24 to 32 degrees Celsius
- Kalayaan Islands: 24 to 32 degrees Celsius
Visayas
- Cebu: 25 to 31 degrees Celsius
- Tacloban: 24 to 31 degrees Celsius
- Iloilo: 25 to 32 degrees Celsius
Mindanao
- Zamboanga City: 24 to 33 degrees Celsius
- Cagayan de Oro: 23 to 30 degrees Celsius
- Davao City: 24 to 33 degrees Celsius
Meanwhile, Pagasa did not raise a gale warning in any seaboards nationwide.
The country is still reeling under the effects of El Niño or the weather phenomenon, which increases the prospect of below-normal rainfall conditions that could bring negative impacts such as “dry spells” or droughts in some parts of the country until the first quarter of 2024, according to Pagasa.