The northeast monsoon or amihan and the easterlies continue to bring rains to parts of the country, while the chance of a tropical cyclone forming remains low, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Monday, Dec. 15.

“Dalawang weather systems po ang nakakaaekto sa ating bansa—una, ‘yung northeast monsoon, medyo malakas po ang hanging amihan ngayon na makakaapekto pa rin malaking bahagi ng Luzon magdadala ito ng mga pag-ulan, partikular na sa Cagayan Valley at Cordillera Administrative Region (Two weather systems are affecting the country—first is the northeast monsoon. The amihan winds are relatively strong and will continue to affect a large part of Luzon, bringing rains, particularly over Cagayan Valley and the Cordillera Administrative Region),” PAGASA weather specialist Obet Badrina said.

The state weather bureau said easterlies are also contributing to rainfall in the eastern parts of the country.

“Easterlies naman ang magdadala ng mga pag-ulan, partikular na sa may Bicol Region at ilang bahagi ng Eastern Visayas, at silangang bahagi ng Mindanao (The easterlies will bring rains, particularly over the Bicol Region, some parts of Eastern Visayas, and the eastern portion of Mindanao),” he said. 

According to Badrina, most parts of Luzon will generally experience fair weather conditions, with only isolated light rains.

“Sa ibang bahagi ng ating bansa, sa Luzon wala pong halos kaulapan dahil maninipis na ulap ng northeast monsoon ang magdadala ng pag-ambon sa malaking bahagi ng Luzon (In other parts of the country, particularly in Luzon, there is generally minimal cloud cover, although thin clouds associated with the northeast monsoon may bring light drizzles over large portions of Luzon),” he said.

Meanwhile, the weather specialist said localized weather conditions are expected over the Visayas and Mindanao.

“Sa Visayas at Mindanao, localized rain-showers and thunderstorms naman ang mararanasan (In the Visayas and Mindanao, localized rain showers and thunderstorms will be experienced),” said Badrina.

He said there is currently no weather disturbance being monitored.

“Sa ngayon din po, wala tayong mino-monitor pa na cloud clusters o magiging low-pressure area sa loob at labas ng Philippine Area of Responsibility (At present, we are not monitoring any cloud clusters or potential low-pressure areas inside or outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility).”

PAGASA said the likelihood of a storm forming in the coming days remains low.