(Satellite image from DOST / Pagasa)
MANILA, Philippines — Metro Manila and many parts of the country will continue to experience scattered rains and overcast skies on Thursday due to three weather systems, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) reported.
In a morning update, Pagasa weather specialist Rhea Torres said the shear line, easterlies and northeast monsoon or amihan will continue to affect the country.
Article continues after this advertisementAccording to Torres, the shear line will bring cloudy skies with scattered rains and isolated thunderstorms over Bicol Region, Eastern Visayas, Laguna, Quezon, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Aklan and Capiz.
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(Based on our latest satellite images, we are seeing clusters of clouds mostly in the eastern sections of the country.)
Article continues after this advertisementMeanwhile, Caraga, Davao de Oro and Davao Oriental will also see cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms due to the easterlies.
Article continues after this advertisementThe easterlies are warm winds coming from the Pacific Ocean, Torres noted.
Article continues after this advertisementThe state weather specialist also said that the northeast monsoon will result in cloudy skies and rains in Cagayan Valley, the Cordillera Administrative Region and Aurora.
She added that Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon will see partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains also due to the northeast monsoon.
Article continues after this advertisement“Sa nakikita po natin dito sa ating latest satellite animation, mostly yung silangang bahagi po ng ating bansa ang mga makararanas ng maulan na panahon ngayong araw,” Torres underscored.
(Based on our latest satellite animation, we can see that most of the eastern parts of our country will experience rainy weather today.)
“Sa western sections naman po ng ating kapuluan, asahan po natin yung bahagyang maulap hanggang sa maulap na kalangitan,” she added.
(In the western sections of our archipelago, we can expect partly cloudy to cloudy skies.)
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Torres noted that the effects of the shear line and northeast monsoon will gradually weaken in the coming days, particularly over the weekend.
As of Thursday morning, Pagasa said no low-pressure area or weather disturbance is being monitored inside or near the Philippine area of responsibility.
Pagasa hoisted a gale warning over the eastern seaboards of Central and Southern Luzon, the eastern seaboards of Visayas, and the northern and eastern seaboards of Northern Luzon.
free online slots for fun“Inaaasahan po natin yung maalon hanggang sa napakaalong karagatan na maaaring umabot po ng five meters yung taas ng mga pag-alon,” Torres said.
(We expect rough to very rough seas, with waves reaching up to five meters high.)
“So delikado pong pumalaot, lalong-lalo na po sa ating mga kababayan na may mga maliit na sasakyang pandagat,” she warned.
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