The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Thursday, March 21 said hot and humid weather will be experienced for the next three days. 

PAGASA weather specialist Daniel James Villamil said the northeast monsoon, or “amihan” will have no effect on the country in the coming days. 

“Inaasahan natin ang tuluyang paghina ng hanging amihan, so hindi na natin inaasahang makakaapekto ang northeast monsoon sa buong Luzon for the next three days, kaakibat ng paghina ng amihan ang pagtaas ng maximum temperatures sa hapon or sa tanghali kaya mainit at maalansingang panahon muli ang posibleng mararanasan (We expect the continuous weakening of amihan, so we don’t expect northeast monsoon to have its effects in Luzon for the next three days, alongside its weakening is the increase in maximum temperatures at noon time or afternoon, that is why, hot and humid weather will be experienced),” Villamil said. 

Based on the PAGASA’s extended weather outlook from March 22 to 24, the actual air temperature in some key areas are: 23–34°C in Metro Manila, 24-31° in Legazpi City, 14–24°C in Baguio City, 25–32°C in Metro Cebu, 26–33°C in Iloilo City, 24–31°C in Tacloban City, 24–33°C in Metro Davao, 23–34°C in Zamboanga City, and 23–32°C in Cagayan de Oro City. 

Meanwhile, over the next 24 hours, PAGASA said Caraga, Davao Oriental, and Davao de Oro will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms caused by the easterlies or the warm winds from the Pacific Ocean. 

PAGASA said flash floods or landslides may occur in times of moderate to heavy rains. 

In Cagayan Valley, Apayao, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Aurora, Quezon, and Camarines Norte, cloudy skies with light rains will be felt, while Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains due to a weak amihan.