Pagasa: Fair weather stays in most of PH despite possible rains

Weather satellite image from Pagasa

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said generally fair weather conditions would continue for most areas of the country even if there are chances of isolated rains or localized thunderstorms on Saturday.

Weather specialist Daniel James Villamil likewise said during Saturday’s early morning public report of Pagasa that parts of Mindanao will experience overcast skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms this April 6 due to the easterlies.

Specifically, the easterlies would cause cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms in Davao and Soccsksargen regions, Zamboanga del Sur, Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi.

Easterlies are warm winds blowing from the Pacific Ocean.

READ: Easterlies to bring rain in parts of Mindanao on Saturday — Pagasa

Villamil also said that Pagasa does not see any low pressure area within or outside of the Philippine area of responsibility and that no gale warning alert was raised in any part of the archipelago’s seaboards for Saturday.

“Banayad hanggang sa katamtamang alon ang inaasahan sa malaking bahagi ng ating bansa ngunit ibayong pag-iingat sa ating mga kababayan na maglalayag sapagkat mayroon tayong mga offshore thunderstorm activity, ito ‘yung mga pag-ulan sa ating mga dagat baybayin,” the Pagasa expert said.

(Light to moderate waves are expected in a large part of our country, but our compatriots who will sail must still be careful because we have offshore thunderstorm activity, these are the rains in our coastal seas.)

“Asahan natin ang bahagyang paglakas ng mga hangin kaakibat nito ang bahagyang pagtaas din ng ating mga alon,” he added.

(Let’s expect a slight strengthening of the winds along with a slight increase in our waves.)

Pagasa further issued the following forecast temperature ranges in key cities and areas across the country for April 6:

• Metro Manila – 24 to 34 degrees Celsius
• Baguio City – 16 to 26 degrees Celsius
• Laoag City –  26 to 33 degrees Celsius
• Tuguegarao –  25 to 37 degrees Celsius
• Legazpi City – 25 to 32 degrees Celsius
• Tagaytay –  22 to 32 degrees Celsius
• Puerto Princesa City –  26 to 34 degrees Celsius
• Kalayaan Islands – 26 to 34 degrees Celsius
• Iloilo City – 26 to 32 degrees Celsius
• Metro Cebu –  26 to 32 degrees Celsius
• Tacloban City –  26 to 32 degrees Celsius
• Cagayan De Oro City –  25 to 32 degrees Celsius
• Zamboanga City – 25 to 33 degrees Celsius
• Metro Davao –  26 to 33 degrees Celsius