Expect Rains Over Luzon Due to Northeast Monsoon

(PNA) — The northeast monsoon continues to bring cloudy skies with light rains over Luzon on Thursday, according to Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).

In an interview, PAGASA weather forecaster Alvin Pura said due to northeast monsoon affecting Luzon, the parts of Cagayan Valley, Cordillera and the provinces of Aurora and Quezon will experience cloudy skies with light rains while the rest of Luzon including Metro Manila will be partly cloudy to at times cloudy with isolated light rains.

Metro Manila’s temperature will range 22-31 degrees Celsius on Thursday.

He added Visayas and Mindanao will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms.

With presence of northeast monsoon, the state-run weather bureau issued a gale warning as the sea condition will be rough to very rough expected to affect the seaboard of Northern Luzon and eastern seaboards of Central Luzon, Southern Luzon and Visayas.

”Fishing boats and other small seacrafts are advised not to venture out into the sea while larger sea vessels are alerted against big waves,” it warned.

Pura also noted that the country will continue to be storm free within the next three days as no weather disturbance is expected to develop near the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR).

In its advisory, PAGASA said moderate to strong winds blowing from the northeast will prevail over Luzon and the eastern section of Visayas and the coastal waters along these areas will be moderate to rough.

Elsewhere, winds will be light to moderate coming from the northeast with slight to moderate seas. (PNA) LAM/CLTC