Weather bureau forecasts good Christmas weather

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MANILA, Philippines— Generally good weather with light rains in the afternoon or evening is expected on Christmas eve and Christmas day with no approaching storm on the radar, according to the state weather bureau.

The northeast monsoon, or “amihan” – cold wind blowing from Siberia – continues to affect Northern and Central Luzon, bringing clouds over those regions, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa).

“We don’t see any tropical cyclone (including depressions, storms and typhoons) entering the Philippine area of responsibility this week,” said Pagasa forecaster Aldczar Aurelio.

He added that there would be generally fair weather on the 24th and 25th except for isolated rain showers.

The northeast monsoon remains the dominant weather system, spawning light rains over large parts of Luzon, Aurelio said.

As for the weekend, most parts of the country will be partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms, Pagasa said.

According to the bureau’s 24-hour outlook, the regions of Cagayan, Ilocos, Cordillera and the provinces of Aurora and Nueva Ecija will experience cloudy skies with light rains.

Metro Manila and the rest of Central Luzon will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with light rains.

The rest of the country will be partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms, it added.

Moderate to strong winds blowing from the northeast will prevail over Luzon and the Visayas, and coastal waters in these areas will be moderate to rough.

Elsewhere, winds will be light to moderate coming from the east to northeast with slight to moderate seas, Pagasa said.