Easterlies to bring rains, partly cloudy to cloudy skies in parts of PH
Satellite image captured on Saturday, March 15, 2025 at 6:30 a.m. (Photo by Pagasa)
MANILA, Philippines — Easterlies will bring rains and partly cloudy to cloudy skies in some parts of the country on Saturday, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa).
Pagasa weather specialist Grace Castañeda said this weather system, wherein the winds are coming from the Pacific Ocean, continues to prevail in most parts of the country.
Cloudy to cloudy skies will cover Luzon, including Metro Manila, due to easterlies.
“Mainit na panahon pa rin yung mararanasan natin, lalong-lalo na sa tanghali, at mayroon pa rin tayong posibilidad ng isolated o biglaang pagkidlat o pagkulog na dulot pa rin ng easterlies,” Castañeda said in Pagasa’s 5 a.m. weather forecast.
(We will continue to experience hot weather, especially at noon, and there is a possibility of isolated lightning or thunderstorms brought by easterlies.)
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Scattered rains, lightning and thunder are expected in parts of Visayas and Mindanao, where Castañeda warned of possible flooding and landslides due to moderate to rough rainfall.
“Sa bahagi naman ng Visayas at Mindanao ngayong araw ay magiging makulimlim din po ang panahon sa bahagi ng Eastern Samar, Leyte, Southern Leyte, Dinagat Islands, maging sa Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur at Davao Oriental,” Castañeda noted.
(Parts of Visayas and Mindanao in Eastern Samar, Leyte, Southern Leyte, Dinagat Islands, Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur and Davao Oriental will see overcast skies.)
“Sa nalalabing bahagi ng Visayas at Mindanao ay magiging bahagyang maulap hanggang sa maulap din po ang kalangitan,” she added.
(The rest of Visayas and Mindanao will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies.)
Meanwhile, she said that no low pressure area or tropical cyclone is being seen inside and outside the Philippine area of responsibility.
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A surge of northeast monsoon or “amihan” is expected over extreme Northern Luzon on Sunday and in some portions of Northern Luzon in the coming days.
