Hot, humid weather forecast in parts of PH
Satellite image captured at 6:50 a.m. on Thursday. — Photo from Pagasa
MANILA, Philippines — Intensely hot and humid weather conditions across the country are expected due to the easterlies on Maundy Thursday, April 17.
This was according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration’s (Pagasa) morning weather bulletin.
In the forecast, weather specialist Benison Estareja said most of Luzon will experience fair weather conditions from morning to afternoon with partly cloudy skies at times during the day.
“Pagsapit ng tanghali, nandiyan pa rin ang maalinsangang panahon dahil sa easterlies at sasamahan lamang ng mga pulo-pulong mga pag-ulan sa ilang areas ng Southern Luzon at may mga lugar pa na magkakaroon lamang ng mababang tsantsa ng pag-ulan,” he said.
(By midday, there’s still the humid weather due to the easterlies, and this will be accompanied only by isolated rain showers in some areas of Southern Luzon, and some areas will only have a low chance of rain.)
The easterlies are warm winds from the Pacific Ocean.
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Pagasa said Palawan will likewise experience fair weather conditions with little chance of rain.
The weather agency further said there were chances of isolated rain showers in the afternoon until evening in many parts of Eastern Visayas, the Caraga Region, and the Davao Region, as well as the provinces of Cebu, Bohol, Camiguin, Misamis Oriental, and Bukidnon.
The rest of Visayas and Mindanao will experience partly cloudy to at times cloudy skies.
“Sasamahan ng mga saglitang mga ulan at mga thunderstorms, lalo na sa dakong hapon hanggang sa gabi,” Estareja said.
(This will be accompanied by brief rain showers and thunderstorms, especially in the afternoon until evening.)
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No tropical cyclones were being monitored by Pagasa in the Philippine area of responsibility.
The weather agency also did not raise a gale warning on the country’s seaboards, only saying that sea conditions were expected to be slight to moderate, with waves reaching between 0.6 and 1.8 meters.
