MANILA – The northeast monsoon or “amihan.” shear line, and a low-pressure area (LPA) will bring rains over several parts of the country, the weather bureau said Saturday.
In its 4 a.m. bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said the LPA was located 320 km. east of Borongan City, Eastern Samar.
It is expected to bring cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms over the Visayas, Mindanao, Bicol Region, and Mimaropa.
Meanwhile, the shear line will bring cloudy skies with scattered rains and isolated thunderstorms over Cagayan, Isabela, Aurora, and Quezon.
On the other hand, the amihan will bring partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains over the Ilocos and Cordillera regions, and the rest of Cagayan Valley,
The rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms due to localized thunderstorms.
The entire archipelago will experience light to moderate winds and slight to moderate seas.
Meanwhile, PAGASA continues to monitor a tropical cyclone outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR).
Typhoon In-fa (international name) was last seen 2,245 km. east of extreme Northern Luzon with maximum sustained winds of 165 kph near the center, gustiness of up to 205 kph, and moving northwestward at 25 kph.
PAGASA said the typhoon has a low chance of entering the PAR. (PNA)
