MANILA, Philippines — Four weather systems will dump rain throughout the country on Saturday, according to the state weather bureau.
In the 5 a.m. weather forecast of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), weather specialist Daniel Villamil said that the following weather systems will prevail in the following areas: shear line and northeast monsoon or amihan in Northern Luzon; easterlies in the eastern section of Central Luzon; and intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) in Palawan and portions of Mindanao.
Villamil said that due to the effect of the shear line, or the convergence of warm and cold winds, high chances of rains and thunderstorms are expected over Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, Apayao, and Kalinga. The northeast monsoon will bring cloudy skies and rains over Batanes and the rest of Cordillera Administrative Region.
The easterlies, or the warm winds coming from the Pacific Ocean, will bring cloudy skies over Quezon and Aurora.
Villamil also said that Metro Manila and most of Luzon will experience generally fair weather with chances of rainshowers throughout the day. He added that partly cloudy to cloudy skies will continue to prevail over these areas.
Meanwhile, the ITCZ or the convergence of winds from the northern and southern hemispheres, will cause cloudy skies and rains over Palawan, and Caraga, Northern Mindanao, and Davao Region.
Villamil noted that generally fair weather conditions will prevail over the whole Visayas and the rest of Mindanao with chances of isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms throughout the day.
He also said that while there is no gale warning raised in any seaboards of the country, the northern and western seaboards of Northern Luzon will experience moderate to rough sea conditions.
Temperature forecast:
- Laoag, Ilocos Norte: 24°C to 32°C
- Baguio: 16°C to 25°C
- Metro Manila: 25°C to 31°C
- Tagaytay: 23°C to 29°C
- Tuguegarao: 23°C to 29°C
- Legazpi: 25°C to 31°C
- Kalayaan Islands: 25°C to 30°C
- Puerto Princesa: 24°C to 31°C
- Iloilo: 25°C to 31°C
- Cebu: 26°C to 31°C
- Tacloban: 25°C to 31°C
- Cagayan de Oro: 24°C to 31°C
- Zamboanga: 24°C to 33°C
- Davao: 23°C to 31°C
LPA monitoring
Villamil said that the agency is monitoring cloud clusters outside the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR), which are associated with the ITCZ.
“We are continuously monitoring because based on our analysis, there might be a formation of LPA in the next coming days and it might enter the [PAR] and affect the country in the coming weeks,” Villamil said.
The Pagasa on Friday said that a LPA is “highly likely” to form inside the PAR in the coming days and may start affecting the country by Sunday, November 23.
Meanwhile, Villamil shared the four-day weather outlook from Sunday to Wednesday:
- Sunday to Monday: shear line will continue to affect the eastern section of Northern Luzon. ITCZ will bring scattered rains and thunderstorms over most Mindanao, Visayas, and Southern Luzon; and
- Tuesday to Wednesday: ITCZ/LPA will bring scattered rains and thunderstorms over Central and Southern Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. Shear line and northeast monsoon will continue to prevail over Northern Luzon. /das