Weather Forecast

Easterlies or winds coming from the Pacific Ocean prevails

over the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) still
affecting the eastern section of Luzon and Visayas. For
today’s forecast, generally fair weather is expected in most
parts of the country. The whole archipelago will experience
partly cloudy to cloudy skies with chances of isolated rain
showers or thunderstorms mostly in the afternoon or
evening.

Since easterlies are warm and humid in nature, hot

weather will continue in the Philippines. Metro Manila will
experience 23 to 33 degrees Celsius while Metro Cebu’s
temperature could reach 25 to 32 degrees Celsius. Metro
Davao will feel the warmest weather this Friday with
temperatures ranging from 25 to 34 degrees Celsius.

PAGASA Weather Forecast explained that different factors

affect the heat felt in a certain area. These include the
topography, location and the prevailing weather system or
wind direction. For instance, Tuguegarao City normally
experiences warmer days compared to other parts of
Luzon because it is part of Cagayan Valley. With this kind
of topography, heat is usually trapped by the surrounding
mountains.
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In another example, General Santos in Mindanao usually

tops the list with the highest temperatures during the past
few days. PAGASA said it is influenced by its location or
latitude. General Santos is the southernmost part of the
Philippines, thus, closer to the equator, which is always
warmer than the North and South Poles.

Meanwhile, PAGASA stated that weak El Nino is still in

progress and is expected to bring below the normal
rainfall and higher temperatures in the country. El Nino is a
climatic condition wherein unusual warming of the ocean
or an increase in the sea surface temperature (SST) is
observed.