(Satellite image from DOST./ Pagasa)
MANILA, Philippines 鈥� The shear line, easterlies, and northeast monsoon or amihan are expected to bring overcast skies and rain to various parts of the country on Tuesday, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa).
鈥淪a kasalukuyan po, inaasahan pa rin natin yung mga pagulan sa ilang bahagi po ng ating bansa, dulot po ng patuloy na epekto ng mga weather systems na patuloy pong nakakaapekto sa ating kapuluan,鈥� Pagasa weather specialist Rhea Torres said in a morning weathercast.
(At present, we still expect rains in some parts of the country due to the continuous effects of weather systems currently affecting our archipelago.)
According to Torres, the shear line will bring cloudy skies with scattered rains and isolated thunderstorms to Visayas, Palawan, and the Dinagat Islands in Mindanao.
鈥淒ito po sa may bahagi ng Visayas, makikita po natin itong mga kumpol ng kaulapan na umaabot hanggang dito sa Palawan.聽Iyan po yung shearline o 鈥榶ung pagsasalubong ng malamig at mainit na hangin,鈥� she explained.
(Here in the Visayas, we can see clusters of clouds extending to Palawan. That鈥檚 the shear line or the convergence of cold and warm air.)
She added that the rest of Mindanao will experience cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms due to the easterlies.
鈥淕ayundin dito sa may Mindanao, inaasahan din po natin 鈥榶ung maulan na panahon.聽Dulot naman yan ang epekto ng easterlies o 鈥榶ung mainit na hangin na nanggagaling sa Karagatang Pasipiko,鈥� Torres noted.
(Similarly, here in Mindanao, we also expect rainy weather caused by the easterlies or warm winds coming from the Pacific Ocean.)
Meanwhile, cloudy skies with rains are expected in Batanes, Cagayan, and Isabela on Tuesday due to the northeast monsoon, locally termed amihan.
Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon will likewise experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains due to the same weather system.
鈥淪a mga susunod na araw, unti-unti pong lalakas ulit 鈥榶ung epekto nitong northeast monsoon. Magdudulot po 鈥榶un ng mga pag-ulan sa eastern sections ng Luzon area,鈥� Torres pointed out.
(In the coming days, the effects of the northeast monsoon will gradually intensify, bringing rains to the eastern sections of Luzon.)
Pagasa hoisted a gale warning over the seaboards of Northern Luzon, affecting coastal areas in Batanes, the Babuyan Islands, mainland Cagayan, Isabela, Ilocos Norte, and Ilocos Sur.
鈥淚naasahan po natin 鈥榶ung maalon hanggang sa napakaalong karagatan, so delikado pong pumalaot lalong-lalo na po sa ating mga kababayan na may mga maliit na sasakyang pandagat,鈥� Torres said.
(We expect rough to very rough seas, so it is dangerous to set sail, especially for our fellow citizens with small vessels.)
Wave heights in these areas are forecast to range from 3.1 to 5.5 meters, Pagasa added.