At around this time of year in
the Philippines, the Northeast Monsoon or Amihan would be starting to
de-escalate and fade while the Easterlies, winds from the Pacific Ocean, begin
to bring warmth to the country towards the summer months. But it looks like the
monsoon winds has not quite decided to quit just yet, so now the interaction
with the strengthening Easterlies has made for anything from clouds in the sky,
to a little bit of showers, to the formation of a low-pressure area that is
being brought to bear towards the Mindanao island group that might bring
heavier rains from Thursday to Friday.
This
is the general forecast made by the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and
Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) as of this morning of Wednesday,
March 4 according to CNN Philippines.
The state weather bureau has been keeping an eye on a low-pressure area due
1,680 kilometers southeast of Mindanao that is being projected to enter the
Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) as early as this evening. PAGASA
weather specialist Rene Paciente notes that the LPA has not had time to develop
into even a tropical depression, but has formed enough that its presence could
trigger long rains in the southern part of the country, during March 5-6.
Then again, the national weather
agency on its long-term forecast sees the possibility of only one significant weather
disturbance forming for the month of March, if any at all. While the low-pressure
area looks to be well-formed now, there is still the chance according to PAGASA
that it might dissipate. Regardless, warnings of flash floods and landslides
have been given to Mindanao and parts of Visayas that might be affected with
the coming of the LPA. Elsewhere, Luzon finds itself divided in source of
weather patterns, with the Amihan still doing its work in northern Luzon while
Metro Manila and southern Luzon have the Easterlies.
Lastly, PAGASA estimates that the
true onset of the hot Philippine summer season will not be until April. The
appearances of cloudy skies, isolated rain showers and thunderstorms are
helping keep things cool. For now, average temperatures in Metro Manila will
not go under 23 or over 31 degrees Celsius.
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