Pagasa: Cloudy skies, rain in eastern Luzon due to shearline, easterlies

Weather satellite image from Pagasa

MANILA, Philippines – The eastern section of Luzon is forecast to experience overcast skies and rain on Saturday, October 12, due to the tail end of a cold front and the easterlies, the state weather agency said.

In a weathercast, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said the shearline is affecting Batanes and Cagayan, including Babuyan Islands, while the easterlies are influencing the climate in Isabela, Aurora, and Quezon.

Easterlies are warm winds coming from the Pacific Ocean.

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Pagasa weather specialist Daniel James Villamil said in Filipino, “Because of the shearline’s effects, expect cloudy skies with scattered rain showers, thunder, and lightning in Batanes and Cagayan, including the Babuyan Islands.”

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“Meanwhile, due to the easterlies… we will be experiencing high chances of rain today in Isabela, Aurora, and even in the province of Quezon,” he also said during Pagasa’s early Saturday public weather report.

For Metro Manila and other parts of the country, Villamil said warm and humid conditions will prevail on Saturday although sudden and brief rain showers due to thunderstorms may still occur in the afternoon until evening.