Passengers wait for rides in Elliptical Road, Quezon City amid rains on Monday (Sept. 2, 2024). (PNA file photo by ROBERT OSWALD P. ALFILER)
MANILA, Philippines 鈥� A rainy New Year鈥檚 Eve will prevail in some parts of the country due to shear line, northeast monsoon or 鈥渁mihan鈥� and the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ), the state weather bureau said on Saturday.
Weather specialist Benison Estareja said in the 4 a.m. weather forecast of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) that the shear line will bring moderate to heavy rains to some parts of Luzon.
Shear line is the convergence of warm and cold winds.
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鈥淧agsapit ng huling dalawang araw ng 2024, makakaasa po tayo ng pag-ulan,鈥� Estareja said.
(On the last two days of 2024, expect rains.)
鈥淢oderate to heavy rains pa rin po ang mararanasan sa may Cagayan Valley, Aurora, Quezon, Camarines Norte, Oriental Mindoro and Marinduque dahil pa rin sa epekto ng shear line,鈥� he noted.
(Moderate to heavy rains will prevail in Cagayan Valley, Aurora, Quezon, Camarines Norte, Oriental Mindoro and Marinduque due to the effects of shear line.)
The rest of the northern and Central Luzon will experience chances of light rains due to the northeast monsoon.
鈥淪a natitirang bahagi ng bansa, kabilang ang Metro Manila, steadily bahagyang maulap hanggang maulap na kalangitan na sinasamahan ng pulo-pulong pag-ulan o pagkidlat at pagkulog,鈥� Estareja added.
(The rest of the country, including Metro Manila, will steadily experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms.)
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Meanwhile, scattered rains and thunderstorms will prevail in most parts of Mindanao and Eastern Visayas due to ITCZ, or the merging of winds from the northern and southern hemispheres.
However, Estareja noted: 鈥淒i po siya tuloy-tuloy na pag-ulan pero minsan, malalakas po yan kaya mag-ingat pa rin po sa banta ng pag-ulan at pagguho ng lupa.鈥�
(The rain will not be continuous, but sometimes, it will be heavy so beware of possibilities of flooding and landslides.)