Pagasa: Cloudy skies, isolated light rains expected in Batangas, Cavite, Laguna

TAAL VOLCANO / JANUARY 12, 2020 Taal Volcano spews ashes as seen in Picnic Grove in Tagaytay City, Cavite. INQUIRER PHOTO / RICHARD A. REYES

MANILA, Philippines — Batangas, Cavite and Laguna may experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains on Saturday due to the Taal Volcano’s activity, the weather bureau said.

Meanwhile, the northeast monsoon will bring cloudy skies with scattered rains over the Codillera Region, Cagayan Valley, Aurora and Quezon, weather specialist Raymond Ordinario said in a 5 p.m. weather update on Friday.

Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with light rains will likewise prevail over Bicol region and a large portion of Luzon.

Ordinario added that Palawan, Visayas, and Mindanao may experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rains due to localized thunderstorms.

Generally, fair weather is expected over the weekend as no weather disturbance is expected to enter or form within the Philippine Area of Responsibility, he added.

Taal volcano special weather forecast

If the Taal Volcano erupts with a column of seven kilometers or below, its ash plumes will drift to municipalities south and southwest of the volcano, Pagasa said.

However, if a major eruption occurs and the column exceeds seven kilometers, the ash plumes will also be drifted over the southern and southeastern portions of Batangas and some municipalities of Quezon, Mindoro, and Marinduque, Pagasa added.

Since Friday morning, five “discrete weak explosions” were recorded in Taal Volcano, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.

The activity in Taal Volcano has been generally characterized by weak emission of steam-laden plumes reaching 800 meters high from the main crater that drifted to southwest, the agency added.

Edited by JPV