Pagasa: Most of PH to experience warm weather

MANILA, Philippines — As the Philippine summer season started last week, most of the country will have warm weather this Monday, March 25, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa).

“Base sa ating latest satellite images, makikita na halos wala tayo masyadong kaulapan sa bansa,” said Pagasa weather expert Obet Badrina during an early morning public report.

(Our latest satellite images show almost no clouds in the country.)

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Although he also said that the majority of Luzon and Visayas are expected to have a sunny climate, the easterlies, or the warm winds coming from the Pacific Ocean, are forecast to bring rain to several provinces.

Badrina noted in Filipino: “ A generally fair weather is seen in large parts of Luzon, and also expect a rather hot afternoon.”

However, “we expect a large amount of rain in the eastern Visayas, here in the area of ​​Samar, Leyte including Biliran due to easterlies.”

“Meanwhile, the rest of the Visayas will experience hot weather,” he added.

“We also expect Caraga to have a big chance of rain also due to easterlies, while the rest of Mindanao will have isolated rain showers and thunderstorms,” he likewise said in Filipino.

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Also on Monday, Pagasa said it is not raising a gale warning over any seaboards nationwide.

Further, the state weather service issued the following forecast temperatures in key areas and cities of the country for March 25:

• Metro Manila: 24 to 34 degrees Celsius
• Tagaytay City: 21 to 31 degrees Celcius
• Baguio City: 16 to 24 degrees Celsius
• Laoag City: 24 to 32 degrees Celcius
• Legazpi City: 24 to 31 degrees Celsius
• Tugegarao City: 23 to 33 degrees Celsius
• Puerto Princesa City: 26 to 33 degrees Celsius
• Kalayaan Islands: 26 to 33 degrees Celsius
• Cebu: 25 to 32 degrees Celsius
• Tacloban: 24 to 31 degrees Celsius
• Iloilo: 25 to 32 degrees Celsius
• Zamboanga City: 25 to 34 degrees Celsius
• Cagayan de Oro: 24 to 31 degrees Celsius
• Davao City: 25 to 34 degrees Celsius

On March 23, Pagasa officially declared the start of the dry season in the country, which is still experiencing the effects of El Niño, the weather phenomenon that increases the prospect of below-normal rainfall conditions.

El Niño was forecast to cause “dry spells” or droughts in some parts of the country until the first quarter of 2024, according to Pagasa.