Some parts of Luzon to experience rain, others generally fair Sunday
Pagasa weather update. GRAPHICS BY INQUIRER
MANILA, Philippines — Some parts of Luzon will experience rain shower while Visayas and Mindanao will see generally fair weather on Sunday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said on Saturday.
In Pagasa’s 5 p.m. weather briefing, weather specialist Veronica Torres said that shear line, or the convergence of the northeast monsoon or “amihan” and easterlies is currently bringing cloudy skies, thunder, and scattered rains in Metro Manila, Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon), Bicol, Romblon, Marinduque and Oriental Mindoro.
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Meanwhile, the northeast monsoon is affecting Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region and Aurora with cloudy skies and rains.
The intertropical convergence zone is set to bring cloudy skies, scattered rains, and thunder in SOCCSKSARGEN (South Cotabato, Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani and General Santos City), Zamboanga Peninsula, Basilan, Sulu, Tawi-tawi, and Palawan.
Article continues after this advertisementFurther, shear line and northeast monsoon will continue to affect some parts of Luzon on Sunday.
Article continues after this advertisement“We expect that the shear line will continue to bring rains in Metro Manila, Calabarzon, Bicol region and Mimaropa… Meanwhile, the northeast monsoon or ‘amihan’ will continue to bring rains in Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, and Aurora,” Torres said in Filipino.
“For the rest of Luzon, we can expect fair weather with chances of light rain,” Torres added in Filipino.
Meanwhile, the weather specialist said that generally fair weather with chances of localized thunderstorms will be expected in Visayas and Mindanao.
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Further, a gale warning where waves of 2.8 to 4.5 meters are possible to occur is raised over the coastal areas of the following:
- Isabela
- Northern Aurora
- Polillo islands
Residents are warned to not set sail on these coastal areas.
