Overcast skies, rains across PH due to easterlies, northeast monsoon

(Satellite image from DOST / Pagasa)

MANILA, Philippines—The northeast monsoon or amihan and the easterlies will bring overcast skies and rains to many parts of the country on Thursday, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa).

In a morning forecast, state weather specialist Benison Estareja said the cold northeast monsoon will bring rains to much of Luzon, particularly in its northern areas.

“For today po, asahan pa rin ang makulimlim na panahon na sasamahan ng mahihinang ulan lamang dito sa may Norte, kabilang na ang Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region at lalawigan ng Aurora. Dulot po ‘yan ng hanging amihan,” Estareja explained.

(For today, expect cloudy weather with light rains in the north, including Cagayan Valley, the Cordillera Administrative Region, and Aurora province. That is due to the northeast monsoon.)

Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains, also due to the northeast monsoon, Estareja added.

Meanwhile, the warm easterlies will bring cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms over the eastern sections of Visayas and Mindanao.

“Dito naman sa malaking bahagi ng Visayas, may lugar po na uulanin dahil sa easterlies, kabilang na ang Eastern Samar, Southern Leyte at ilang bahagi po ng Northern Samar,” he said.

(Some areas over a large part of Visayas will experience rains due to the easterlies, including Eastern Samar, Southern Leyte, and parts of Northern Samar.)

“Sa ating mga kababayan po sa Mindanao, mataas ang tsansa ng pag-ulan sa may eastern section. Dulot po ‘yan ng easterlies… kabilang ang Misamis Occidental, Camiguin, Misamis Oriental at malaking bahagi pa ng Caraga and Davao region,” he added.

(For our fellow citizens in Mindanao, there is a high chance of rain in the eastern section. That is due to the easterlies… including Misamis Occidental, Camiguin, Misamis Oriental, and in a huge part of the Caraga and Davao regions.)

Estareja said that the state weather bureau is not currently monitoring any low-pressure area inside and outside the Philippine area of responsibility.

“Malit din ang tsansa na magkakaroon ng bagyo hanggang sa unang linggo ng Marso,” he pointed out.

(There is also a low chance of a typhoon forming until the first week of March.)

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The state weather bureau provided the following temperature ranges for major cities on Thursday:

• Metro Manila: 23 to 30 degrees Celsius (°C)
• Baguio City: 14 to 23°C
• Laoag City: 21 to 30°C
• Tuguegarao: 21 to 26°C
• Legazpi City: 24 to 29°C
• Tagaytay City: 20 to 28°C
• Puerto Princesa City: 24 to 32°C
• Kalayaan Islands: 24 to 32°C
• Cebu: 26 to 30°C
• Iloilo City: 25 to 31°C
• Tacloban City: 24 to 31°C
• Cagayan De Oro City: 24 to 30°C
• Zamboanga City: 25 to 34°C
• Davao City: 23 to 31°C

Pagasa did not raise a gale warning in any of the country’s major seaboards on Thursday.