Cloudy Friday in parts of Luzon; fair weather in Visayas, Mindanao

Satellite image from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration

MANILA, Philippines — Parts of Northern Luzon and Palawan will experience cloudy skies, scattered rain showers and thunderstorms on Friday, Jan. 3, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa).

In an early morning update, Pagasa explained that the cold northeast monsoon (amihan); the warm winds from the east (easterlies); and the shearline, or the zone in which warm and cold winds meet, are affecting parts of Luzon.

“Inaasahan ang maulap na kalangitan na may mga kalat-kalat na pag-ulan at thunderstorm sa Batanes, sa Cagayan, Isabela, Kalinga, gayundin sa Apayao, Mountain Province, Ifugao at Palawan,” Pagasa weather specialist Aldczar Aurelio said.

(Cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms are expected  in Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Kalinga, as well as Apayao, Mountain Province, Ifugao and Palawan.)

Fair weather down South

“Samantala, ang nalalabing bahagi ng Luzon, kasama na rin ang buong Kabisayaan at gayundin ang buong Mindanao ay makakaranas ng maganda at maaliwalas na panahon, kung saan bahagyang maulap hanggang sa maulap ang kalangitan, maliban sa mga isolated na pag-ulan o mga biglaang buhos ng ulan,” he added.

(Meanwhile, the rest of Luzon as well as the entire Visayas and Mindanao will experience good and fair weather, with partly cloudy to cloudy skies, and sudden, isolated rain showers.)

Aurelio added that the northeast monsoon is expected to intensify between Friday and the next two to three days and will continue to affect Northern Luzon.

Pagasa did not raise a gale warning but said moderate to rough waters with waves  between 2.1 and 4.0 meters high are possible in the waters of Northern Luzon and Ilocos region.