PHL Sunny to Partly Cloudy on Monday — PAGASA

Manila (PNA) — Most parts of the country are projected to have sunny to partly cloudy skies on Monday as the easterlies continue to be the dominant weather system affectig the country, according to Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).

In its advisory, PAGASA said the whole country will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms.

The state weather bureau added that moderate to occasionally strong winds blowing from the east to southeast will prevail over the eastern section of Luzon and the coastal waters along these areas will be moderate to occasionally rough.

Elsewhere, winds will be light to moderate coming from the east to southeast with slight to moderate seas.

Metro Manila’s temperature on Monday will range between 25-35 degrees Celsius.

Sunday’s temperature in Metro Manila was recorded at 35.0 degrees Celsius at 1:50 p.m. and the reading was taken at the agency’s Science Garden in Diliman, Quezon City.

Last Saturday, the temperature in Metro Manila soared to 36.2 degrees Celsius – the hottest day of the year so far in the metropolis.

Based on the PAGASA’s climatological record, the hottest temperature in Metro Manila was recorded on May 14, 1987 at 38.5 degrees Celsius.

The hottest temperature ever recorded in the country was in Tuguegarao, Cagayan at 42.2 degrees Celsius on May 11, 1969. (PNA) LAM/CLTC