Pagasa forecasts cloudy Thursday, rain showers due to ‘amihan’, easterlies

MANILA, Philippines — Light rains and overcast skies are expected in parts of the country on Thursday, Nov. 5, due to the persistence of the northeast monsoon or “amihan” and the easterlies, according to the state weather bureau.

In its 4 p.m. weather advisory, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) reported that the “amihan” may continue to bring cloudy skies with light rains over Batanes and Babuyan Islands.

“Dito sa may Northern Luzon, andyan pa rin ang may kalamigang northeast monsoon or hanging amihan na siyang nagdadala na ng cloudy skies with some light rains dito sa may Batanes and Babuyan group of islands,” Pagasa weather specialist Benison Estareja said.

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(In Northern Luzon, the cool northeast monsoon, or amihan, persists, bringing cloudy skies and some light rain to Batanes and Babuyan group of islands.)

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Likewise, the “amihan” may also cause partly cloudy to cloudy skies and trigger isolated light rains in the Ilocos region, Cordillera Administrative Region, and the rest of Cagayan Valley.

The easterlies, or winds coming from the Pacific Ocean, is forecast to affect the Bicol region, Marinduque, Quezon, Northern Samar and Eastern Samar.

The affected areas may experience cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms.

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Metro Manila and the rest of the country may see generally fair weather with a chance of isolated rains due to the easterlies.

“By tomorrow, Thursday, November 5, asahan pa rin ang mataas na chance na ulan sa timog na bahagi ng Luzon kabilang ng Romblon, Sorsogon, at Masbate,” Estareja added.

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(“By tomorrow, Thursday, November 5, a high chance of rain is still expected in the southern part of Luzon, including Romblon, Sorsogon, and Masbate.”)

Typhoon update

Meanwhile, the typhoon, internationally named In-Fa, was last monitored some 1,780 kilometers east-northeast of extreme Northern Luzon and outside the Philippine area of responsibility.

The typhoon carries maximum sustained winds of 130 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gustiness of up to 160 kph, while moving north at 15 kph.

“For the rest of the week, wala naman tayong inasahang panibagong bagyo na papasok ng ating Philippine area of responsibility,” Estareja said.

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(For the rest of the week, we do not expect any new tropical cyclones to enter our Philippine area of responsibility.) /gsg