Cloudy, rainy Saturday likely in parts of PH due to amihan, shear line
(Satellite image from Pagasa)
MANILA, Philippines — Cloudy skies and rains are expected over parts of the country due to the northeast monsoon (amihan) and the shear line on Saturday (March 1), the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said.
In its early morning forecast, Pagasa weather specialist Grace Castañeda said cloudy skies and light rains are anticipated in Cagayan Valley as well as the provinces of Aurora and Quezon due to the amihan.
The rest of Luzon, including Metro Manila, will see partly cloudy to cloudy skies with a possibility of light rains, also due to the amihan.
“Ine-expect natin na magiging malamig ang panahon sa madaling araw at sa gabi. Ngunit dito sa Metro Manila, maging sa karatig na lugar na ito, pagsapit ng tanghali ay medyo mainit na ang panahon na ating mararanasan,” Castañeda explained.
(We expect that the weather in the early morning and the evening will be cold. However, in Metro Manila as well as in the nearby areas, the weather we will experience around noon will be rather warm.)
Article continues after this advertisementAs for the Visayas and Mindanao, cloudy skies with high chances of rain and thunderstorms are expected for the Eastern Visayas, Caraga and Davao due to the shear line.
Article continues after this advertisementThe shear line is where cold winds from the amihan converge with warm winds from the Pacific Ocean, or the easterlies.
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“Ngayong umaga, yung mga pag-ulan na mararanasan natin dito sa ilang bahagi ng Eastern Visayas ay posible maging katamtaman hanggang sa kung minsan ay malalakas na pag-ulan,” Castañeda said.
(This morning, the rains we will experience here in some parts of Eastern Visayas will possibly be moderate until sometimes strong.)
Meanwhile, the rest of Visayas and Mindanao can expect partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rains due to localized thunderstorms.
Pagasa has not seen any low pressure area that can affect the country.
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Furthermore, the state weather bureau did not raise a gale warning over the country’s seaboards.
However, Pagasa did warn of moderate to rough sea conditions with waves reaching between 1.5 and 2.8 meters in the waters east of Visayas and Mindanao.
Moderate sea conditions with waves reaching between 1.5 and 2.5 meters are predicted in the waters north and east of Luzon.
Meanwhile, the sea waters west of Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao will be light to moderate, with waves reaching between 0.6 and 2.5 meters.
