MANILA, Philippines — Weather systems including the Shear Line, Northeast Monsoon (Amihan), and Easterlies are bringing cloudy skies and rain showers across various parts of the country, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).
The Shear Line is currently affecting the eastern section of Southern Luzon, generating cloudy skies accompanied by scattered rains and isolated thunderstorms over Aurora, Quezon, and Camarines Norte.
Meanwhile, the Northeast Monsoon (Amihan) is prevailing over Northern and Central Luzon. It is bringing cloudy skies with light rains to Cagayan Valley, Apayao, Kalinga, Mountain Province, and Ifugao, while the Ilocos Region, the rest of the Cordillera Administrative Region, and Central Luzon experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains.
The Easterlies are affecting the rest of the archipelago, triggering scattered rains and thunderstorms over Eastern Visayas, Central Visayas, Caraga, Northern Mindanao, Zamboanga Peninsula, and Davao Oriental.
Metro Manila and the remainder of the country will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms driven by the easterlies.
PAGASA is also monitoring Severe Tropical Storm Cempaka, which remains located outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR).
Due to these weather conditions, moderate to strong winds and moderate to rough coastal waters (with wave heights ranging from 1.5 to 4.0 meters) are expected over Northern Luzon. The rest of Luzon will experience light to moderate winds with slight to moderate coastal waters (0.6 to 2.5 meters), while the Visayas and Mindanao will see similar light-to-moderate conditions with waves running between 0.6 and 2.1 meters.
At the PAGASA Science Garden in Diliman, Quezon City, temperatures on Saturday ranged from a low of 24.2 °C at 2:00 a.m. to a high of 32.5 °C recorded at 3:00 p.m.