Rain, overcast skies for most of PH on New Year’s Day – Pagasa

MANILA, Philippines — Expect rain and overcast skies in the entire Visayas and Mindanao as well as parts of Luzon on Saturday, the first day of 2022, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa).

“Patuloy pa rin ang makulimlim na panahon na may mahinang pagulan dito sa silangang bahagi ng Luzon included ang Cagayan Valley, Aurora, Quezon, at Bicol Region area,” said Pagasa weather specialist Raymond Ordinario

(The cloudy weather will continue together with light rains here in the eastern part of Luzon including the Cagayan Valley Aurora Quezon and Bicol Region area.)

“Samantala ang Metro Manila at the rest of Luzon ay magkakaroon naman ng maaliwalas na panahon na meron lamang tiyansa ng mahihinang pagulan,” he added.

(Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon, on the other hand, will have clear weather with a chance of light rain.)

Meanwhile, cloudy skies and rain will prevail throughout the entire Visayas and Mindanao due to a shear line.

The temperature range in key cities/areas according to Pagasa for Friday:

Metro Manila: 20 to 31 degrees Celsius

Baguio City: 10 to 22 degrees Celsius

Laoag City:  18 to 32 degrees Celsius

Tuguegarao: 19 to 27 degrees Celsius

Legazpi City: 23 to 29 degrees Celsius

Puerto Princesa City: 25 to 31 degrees Celsius

Tagaytay: 18 to 28 degrees Celsius

Kalayaan Islands: 25 to 31 degrees Celsius

Iloilo City: 25 to 29 degrees Celsius

Cebu: 24 to 27 degrees Celsius

Tacloban City: 24 to 26 degrees Celsius

Cagayan De Oro City: 25 to 28 degrees Celsius

Zamboanga City: 23 to 31 degrees Celsius

Davao City: 25 to 30 degrees Celsius

Meanwhile, due to the northeast monsoon, Ordinario said a gale warning remains hoisted in the seaboards of Northern Luzon and Southern Luzon, as well as in the eastern seaboard of Central Luzon, the Visayas, and the northern, western, and eastern seaboards of Mindanao.

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