Pagasa says isolated rains to persist in Cebu

THE brief rainshower experienced early morning yesterday resulted from a natural formation of clouds and not because of a low pressure area (LPA) or an inter-tropical convergence zone (ITCZ).

Weather analyst Boy Artiaga of the Mactan office of the state weather bureau Pagasa said cloudy skies brought rains to the the eastern part of the country including Cebu.

Even if it’s summer season, Artiaga said there would also be a few days of rain.  Yesterday’s temperature rose to 33.2 degrees Celsius from 1 to 2 p.m.

The early Sunday morning rains measured only 3 mm, the third time since last week.  Artiaga said there is also no low pressure area in the country’s area of responsibility.

The three-day rainfall also caused a crack in a cliff in the mountain barangay of Pulang Bato in Cebu City.

Alvin Santillana, operations chief of the Cebu City Disaster Coordinating Council (CDCC) said their personnel will check the area.

He said residents near the Pit-os bridge in Pulang Bato and sitio Kandarong are advised to leave the area.

Artiaga said summer will continue until the end of May with the rainy season beginning in June.

Tomorrow’s weather forecast for Metro Cebu consists of partly cloudy skies with brief rains with temperature ranging from 26 to 32 degrees Celsius.

Coastal waters will be slight to moderate with light to moderate northeasterly winds. Sunrise is at 5:46 a.m and sunset at 6:09 p.m. Correspondent Christine Emily L. Pantaleon