PAGASA Says Shear Line and Amihan to Bring Rains Over Parts of the Country
PAGASA LATEST UPDATE – The state weather bureau reported that the shear line and the northeast monsoon will bring rain showers over parts of the country.
On Saturday (December 23, 2023), the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration released the latest weather updates in the country. The shear line and the northeast monsoon will affect the country’s weather.
PAGASA reported that shear line and Amihan will bring rain showers over parts of Luzon. The shear line will bring cloudy weather with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms over Mainland Cagayan, Isabela, Aurora, and northern Quezon.
The monsoon will bring cloudy skies with rains over the Cordillera Administrative Region, the rest of Cagayan Valley, and the rest of Luzon.
The easterlies and localized thunderstorms will bring partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms over the Bicol Region, Palawan, Visayas, and Mindanao.
Amihan will bring similar weather conditions over Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon.
The weather agency advised in the affected areas to take precautionary measures for possible flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains.
“The rain showers come with lightning and thunder, so we are advising caution for possible flash floods and landslides,” weather specialist Benison Estareja said.
Meanwhile, the coastal water condition over Northern Luzon and the eastern sections of Central and Southern Luzon will be rough. The rest of Luzon, eastern sections of Visayas, and Mindanao will have moderate to rough waters.
The remaining parts of the country will have slight to moderate surrounding conditions, according to PAGASA.
The weather bureau raised gale warnings in the following areas:
- Batanes
- Cagayan
- Ilocos Norte
- Ilocos Sur
- La Union
- Pangasinan
- Isabela
- Aurora
- Northern Quezon
- Calaguas Islands
- Northern and eastern coasts of Catanduanes
- Rapu-Rapu, Albay
- Eastern coast of Sorsogon
- Northern and eastern coasts of Northern Samar
- Eastern coast of Eastern Samar
- Kalayaan Islands