THE Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Monday there was already the northeast monsoon (Amihan) bringing in cool winds.
Weather specialist Obet Badrina said “Napapansin na ho ba ninyo na medyo lumalamig na yung temperatura natin at makikita ngayon na medyo bumababa na yung temperatura dahil sa pag-iral ng northeast monsoon.”
Here are the temperatures in key areas in the country:
Laoag: 20 to 22 degrees Celsius
Tuguegarao: 19 to 25 degrees Celsius
Baguio: 14 to 24 degrees Celsius
Metro Manila: 24 to 30 degrees Celsius
Tagaytay: 22 to 28 degrees Celsius
Legazpi: 23 to 28 degrees Celsius
Kalayaan Islands: 26 to 32 degrees Celsius
Puerto Princesa: 25 to 32 degrees Celsius
Beyond the northeast monsoon, dampening the start of the workweek are the trough, or the extension of a low-pressure area (LPA) in Indonesia, and the shear line.
Parts of Visayas and Mindanao will experience cloudy skies and at times heavy rains due to the trough, while the shear line may bring heavy rains in the Bicol region and Romblon.
A gale warning was also raised in some areas due to the northeast monsoon.
Affected by the gale warning due to Northeast Monsoon are the following areas:
Batanes
Cagayan including Babuyan Islands
Ilocos Norte
Ilocos Sur
La Union
Pangasinan
Isabela
Zambales
Bataan
Aurora
Badrina also said it is risky for small vessels to travel from the following areas:
Batangas
Quezon including Polilio Islands
Oriental Mindoro
Occidental Mindoro including Lubang Island
Palawan including Calamian, Cuyo, and Kalayaan Islands
Camarines Norte
Camarines Sur
Catanduanes
Masbate including Burias Island
Albay
Sorsogon
Romblon
Marinduque
Also, sea conditions will also be rough in the Western and Eastern seaboards of Visayas and the seaboard of Mindanao, particularly in the following provinces:
Aklan
Capiz
Northern Samar
Eastern Samar
Surigao del Sur
Dinagat
Siargao Islands
“Sa lugar po na ‘yan, magiging delikado ang pagpalaot lalung lalo na yung maliliit na mga bangka kaya ho makikiusap ho kami iwasan munang pumalaot sa mga lugar na ito dahil magiging maalon ang karagatan. Maaring magpatuloy ito dahil lalakas yung northeast monsoon sa mga susunod na araw,” Badrina said.
