Pagasa: Fair Sunday weather in most parts of PH

MANILA, Philippines — Fair weather will prevail in most of the country including Metro Manila on Sunday, while the southwest monsoon or “habagat” will affect parts of Northern Luzon, according to the the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa).

“Sa kasalukuyan, southwest monsoon pa rin po o habagat ‘yung nakakaapekto sa ating bansa, kaya’t‘ yung Northern Luzon area (Batanes, Babuyan Group of Islands and the Ilocos region) ay makakaranas po ng makulimlim na panahon, na may kalat kalat na pagulan at kidlat pagkulob,” said Pagasa weather specialist Ezra Bulquerin.

(The southwest monsoon continues to affect the country;  Northern Luzon area will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms.)

“And then sa Metro Manila at nalalabing bahagi ng ating bansa, generally fair weather condition. May mga isolated rain showers lang po tayong mararanasan, ’yung mga pulo pulong panandaliang pagulan lamang,” he added.

(In Metro Manila and the rest of our country, generally fair weather will prevail, with possible isolated rain showers.)

Visayas and Mindanao will likewise experience fair weather with possible isolated rain showers in the the next 24 hours.

 Bulquerin said that Pagasa is also monitoring two tropical storms (TS) outside the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) which are not expected to directly affect the country’s weather conditions.

 TS “Huaning” was last spotted 980 kilometers (km) north northeast of Itbayat, Batanes, while TS “Mirinae,” was in 2,235 northeast of extreme Northern Luzon.

 “Kumikilos po ito papalayo ng PAR, at wala pong direktang epekto saan mang bahagi ng ating bansa,” said Bulquerin.

 (It is moving away from PAR, and has no direct effect in any part of our country.)

Forecast temperature range in key cities/areas:

• Metro Manila: 27 to 33 degrees Celsius
• Baguio City: 17 to 22 degrees Celsius
• Laoag City:  26 to 30 degrees Celsius
• Tuguegarao: 27 to 37 degrees Celsius
• Legazpi City: 27 to 33 degrees Celsius
• Puerto Princesa City: 25 to 33 degrees Celsius
• Tagaytay: 23 to 30 degrees Celsius
• Kalayaan Islands: 27 to 33 degrees Celsius
• Iloilo City: 26 to 33 degrees Celsius
• Cebu: 26 to 34 degrees Celsius
• Tacloban City: 27 to 34 degrees Celsius
• Cagayan De Oro City: 25 to 33 degrees Celsius
• Zamboanga City: 25 to 35 degrees Celsius
• Davao City: 24 to 32 degrees Celsius

 Rough seas in Northern Luzon

A gale warning is in effect over the coasts of Batanes, Babuyan Islands, Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur. Ocean waves are expected to reach 2.8 to 4.8 meters tall in these areas.

 “Dahil po ‘yan sa lakas ng hangin ng habagat, kaya’t makakaranas po ng maalon hanggang sa napakaalon na sea condition diyan sa areas na ‘yan,” Bulquerin said.

 (This is due to the southwest monsoon, so rough to very rough sea conditions will be experienced in these areas.)

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