Expect heavy rain in Palawan, parts of Visayas on Sunday

Pagasa weather update. GRAPHICS BY INQUIRER

MANILA, Philippines — Heavy and continuous rains are expected to prevail in Palawan and a huge portion of Visayas starting on Sunday due to the shear line, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa).

Pagasa weather specialist Daniel James Villamil said that the shear line, or the convergence of warm and cold winds, is expected to shift southward.

“Starting tomorrow, inaasahan natin yung southward shift o yung pagbaba ng axis ng ating shear line kaya malaking bahagi ng Visayas, at Palawan, muli ng makakaranas ng malalakas at tuloy-tuloy na buhos ng ulan,” Villamil said in Pagasa’s 5 p.m. weather forecast.

(Starting tomorrow, we expect the southward shift or the descending of the shear line’s axis, that’s why huge portions of Visayas and Palawan will experience heavy and continuous rains again.)

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In its three-day weather outlook, Villamil said that Metro Cebu, Iloilo City, and Tacloban City will experience cloudy skies and rains.

“Sa mga areas ng Metro Cebu, Iloilo City, and Tacloban City, dahil sa shear line, magpapatuloy ang kaulapan at mataas na tyansa ng pag-ulan. Improving weather conditions, ating inaasahan sa pagsapit ng Miyerkules maliban na lang sa tyansa ng panandaliang pag-ulan na dala ng thunderstorms,” Villamil added.

(For areas in Metro Cebu, Iloilo City, and Tacloban City, shear line will bring cloudy skies and high chances of rains. Improving weather conditions are expected when Wednesday comes, except chances of sudden rains due to thunderstorms.)

Villamil also said that Calabarzon [Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon], Mimaropa [Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan], Bicol Region, and Aurora will experience high chances of scattered rains and thunderstorms due to the shear line.

Meanwhile, the northeast monsoon or “amihan” will bring rains over the rest of Luzon, including Metro Manila and Central Luzon.

Lastly, cloudy skies and rains will prevail over the eastern section of Mindanao, Caraga and Davao region due to the easterlies, or the warm winds coming from the Pacific Ocean.

“Samantalang for the rest of Mindanao, itong central and western sections of Mindanao, magpapatuloy itong maaliwalas na panahon bukas maliban na lang sa tyansa ng biglaan at panandaliang pag-ulan dulot ng thunderstorms,’ he said.

(For the rest of Mindanao, fair weather will prevail in central and western sections of Mindanao except for chances of sudden rains due to thunderstorms.)

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A gale warning is also hoisted over the coastal areas of the following where 2.8 to 6 meters of waves are likely to occur:

• Batanes
• Cagayan including Babuyan Islands
• Ilocos Norte
• Ilocos Sur
• La Union
• Pangasinan
• Isabela
• The western coast of Zambales (Santa Cruz, Candelaria, Masinloc, Palauig, Iba, Botolan, Cabangan)
• Aurora
• Kalayaan Islands