Tail-end of a Cold Front to Bring Rains over Eastern Visayas; Northeast Monsoon Continues to Affect Luzon on Monday — PAGASA

Manila (PNA) — Expect light to moderate rains over parts of Eastern Visayas, Caraga Region on Monday due to tail end of cold front, according to Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).

The tail-end of a cold front is the front boundary of two air masses, which produces clouds and rain.

PAGASA said Luzon will experience cold weather due to the presence of the northeast monsoon or “hanging amihan” that will prevail until mid-March.

The northeast monsoon or seasonal winds from the northeast is the cold air from mainland China that starts to blow into the country every late October.

Metro Manila’s temperature on Monday will range 20-30 degrees Celsius while in Baguio, it will be 11-23 degrees Celsius.

In its Monday forecast, PAGASA said Eastern Visayas and Caraga Region will have cloudy skies with light to moderate rains and isolated thunderstorms.

The rest of Luzon including Metro Manila will have partly cloudy to at times cloudy skies with isolated light rains, while the rest of Visayas and Mindanao will be partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms.

Moderate to strong winds blowing from the northeast will prevail over Luzon and 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.

The weather bureau also issued gale warning as strong to gale force wind affecting the eastern seaboard of Visayas and of Caraga Region due to the presence of northeast monsoon.

“Fisherfolks and those using small seacraft are advised not to venture out over the said seaboards,” it warned. (PNA) LGI/CLTC