Rains possible over Northern Luzon, Mindanao due to tail end of frontal system, ITCZ
Pagasa, weather report, weather update
MANILA, Philippines — People in Northern Luzon and Mindanao may experience rain showers on Friday night going into the weekend, due to the tail end of a frontal system in the north, and the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) in the south.
Weather updates from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) on Friday showed that the shearline of the frontal system still affects the eastern side of Northern Luzon, or areas near Cagayan Valley. On the other hand, the northeast monsoon or amihan brings clouds over the remaining parts of Northern Luzon, including Batanes and Babuyan Islands.
Most of Mindanao’s mainland is covered by cloud bands, which Pagasa said will cause rains from time to time.
Other areas in Luzon are expected to have a generally fair weather, but scattered rain showers are also possible due to the isolated thunderstorms.
For Saturday, temperatures over Tuguegarao would be lower than most of the country, playing between 22 to 30 degrees Celsius due to the rains caused by the shearline. Laoag would have something around 24 to 33 degrees, Metro Manila with 25 to 33 degrees, Legazpi with 24 to 31 degrees, and Puerto Princesa with 26 to 31 degrees.
In Visayas and Mindanao, eastern cities may slightly be colder due to the rains: Tacloban and Cagayan de Oro would have temperatures of 24 to 31 degrees Celsius, while Cebu, Zamboanga, and Davao would all have 25 to 32 degrees.
No tropical cyclone is expected to enter the country in the coming days, but Pagasa said that a gale warning was raised for the extreme northern Luzon area, covering Batanes and Babuyan Islands, and the northern coast of Ilocos Norte. Sea condition for the rest of Ilocos Region’s waters would be rough, while it would be moderate to rough for the western seas off Luzon.
Luzon’s eastern waters, and seas surrounding Visayas would have a moderate condition, while the rest of Mindanao’s seas would have a slight to moderate condition.
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