Overcast skies, rains to prevail in Luzon due to amihan, shear line
Dark clouds envelop the skies as workers fold a billboard to prepare for the coming of typhoon Vongfong in Manila, Philippines on Thursday May, 14, 2020. (AP file photo / AARON FAVILA)
MANILA, Philippines — Two weather systems will continue to bring overcast skies and rains in most parts of Luzon on Monday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said.
According to state weather specialist Grace Castañeda, the northeast monsoon or amihan will continue to bring cold weather, as well as cloudy skies with rains in many parts of Northern and Central Luzon.
“Dito sa bahagi ng Cordillera Administrative Region, maging sa nalalabing bahagi po ng Cagayan Valley, ay magiging malamig din po ‘yung panahon at ‘yung maulap na kalangitan na may mga kasamang pag-ulan na dulot naman ng amihan,” Castañeda said in a morning forecast.
(Here in parts of the Cordillera Administrative Region and the rest of Cagayan Valley, cold weather will be experienced with cloudy skies and rains caused by the northeast monsoon.)
Castañeda further noted that the shear line, brought by the collision of dry, hot winds from the Pacific Ocean and cold winds from the northeast monsoon, will result in cloudy skies with scattered rains and isolated thunderstorms in many parts of Luzon and some parts of Visayas on Monday.
Article continues after this advertisement“Ngayong araw nga po, ‘yung shear line pa rin ‘yung patuloy na magdudulot ng mga pag-ulan dito sa may silangan ng Luzon, maging sa ilang bahagi po ng Southern Luzon,” she added.
Among the areas affected by the shear line are Metro Manila, Mimaropa, Calabarzon, Bicol Region, Eastern Visayas, Western Visayas, Isabela, Quirino, Aurora, Nueva Ecija and Bulacan.
“Maulap na kalangitan at meron pa rin tayong mga pag-ulan na mararanasan dito sa bahagi ng Bicol Region, Mimaropa, Calabarzon, maging sa bahagi din ng Aurora at Isabela, dulot po yan ng shear line,” Castañeda stated.
(Cloudy skies with rainfall will still be experienced in parts of the Bicol Region, Mimaropa, and Calabarzon, as well as in Aurora and Isabela, caused by the shear line.)
“Samantala, makulimlim na panahon din ‘yung mararanasan dito sa bahagi ng Quirino, Nueva Ecija, Bulacan at dito sa Metro Manila, at meron pa rin po tayong mga tsansa na mga kalat-kalat na pag-ulan, pagkidlat at pagkulog,” the state weather specialist added.
(Meanwhile, overcast skies will also be experienced in parts of Quirino, Nueva Ecija, Bulacan, and Metro Manila, with chances of scattered rain showers, lightning, and thunderstorms.)
Pagasa advised the public to remain cautious due to the threat of flooding and landslides brought about by rains in affected areas.
As of Monday morning, no gale warning was hoisted in any of the major seaboards in the country.
