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Weak 'amihan' may continue this weekend — PAGASA

Published Mar 6, 2024 02:35 am

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Wednesday, March 6, that the surge of cold winds from the northeast monsoon, while weaker, could return towards the weekend.

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In the PAGASA’s 4 a.m. live report, weather specialist Obet Badrina said the northeast monsoon, locally known as “amihan” may also prevail in Metro Manila by Friday, March 8. 

“Iyong amihan o northeast monsoon ay hindi natin masyadong nararamdaman ngayon bagamat inaaasahan natin na magkakaroon ulit ng surge or bugso ng amihan sa pagtatapos ng linggong ito (We do not experience the effects of amihan or northeast monsoon currently, but we expect it to have its surge again by the end of the week),” Badrina said. 

“Muling iiral itong northeast monsoon sa kamaynilaan bandang Friday hanggang weekend posibleng magkaroon ulit ng northeast monsoon, sa Baguio araw din ng Biyernes ay muling mararanasan ang amihan, sa Legazpi ay posible rin na makaranas ng amihan bandang araw ng sabado (The northeast monsoon will prevail again in Metro Manila on Friday, in Baguio City on Friday also, amihan will be felt, in Legazpi, it is also possible to experience amihan on Saturday),” he added. 

However, weather specialist Lorie Dela Cruz confirmed with the Manila Bulletin that the surge of amihan by weekend has not the same strength compared to the previous weeks. 

“Babalik ang amihan pero hindi na kasing lakas katulad ng dati dahil magtatransition period na (Amihan will come back, but it is not like before, as there will be transition period),” she said. 

PAGASA said from March 7 to 9, the actual air temperatures in some key areas are as follows: Metro Manila (23°C to 34°C); Baguio City (16°C to 25°C); Legazpi City (24°C to 32°C); Davao City (24°C to 33°C); Cebu City (24°C to 32°C); Iloilo City (25°C to 31°C); Tacloban City (24°C to 32°C); Cagayan de Oro (23°C to 31°C); and Zamboanga  (24°C to 33°C).

PAGASA said the amihan may persist until the second week of March before it undergoes a transition period to southwest monsoon, locally known as “habagat.” 

Meanwhile, in the next 24 hours, PAGASA said Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers and thunderstorms due to the easterlies, or the warm winds from the Pacific Ocean, and localized thunderstorms. 

PAGASA said flash floods or landslides may occur in high-risk areas during severe thunderstorms. 

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