Colder weather in Luzon this week due to Amihan peak

Colder weather will be experienced in most parts of Luzon this week amid the peak of the Northeast Monsoon or Amihan, according to state weather bureau PAGASA on Tuesday.

“Inaasahan nga po natin na ngayong week may bagong bugso po tayo ng Amihan kaya mas malamig na panahon po ang inaasahan natin sa malaking parte po ng Luzon,” PAGASA weather specialist Ana Clauren-Jorda told GMA Integrated News’ Unang Balita in an interview.

(We are expecting that this week we will have a new gust of the Northeast Monsoon, so we are expecting colder weather in most of Luzon.)

Jorda said the temperature may drop to 7 to 9 degrees Celsius in the Cordillera Administrative Region and other mountainous areas on Wednesday and Thursday.

“Ngayong Miyerkules, Huwebes ito po ang inaasahan na natin na meron po ulit tayong panibagong bugso o malakas na bugso ng Amihan na inaasahan. Kaya hindi natin niru-rule yung possibility na single digit temperature, lalo na sa dyan sa bahagi ng Cordillera Administrative Region o sa bulubunduking lugar,” she said.

(We are expecting that we will have another strong gust from the Northeast Monsoon that we are expecting on Wednesday or Thursday. That's why we don't rule out the possibility of a single-digit temperature, especially in the part of the Cordillera Administrative Region or in the mountainous areas.)

Amihan may last until February or mid-March, according to Jorda.

Meanwhile, Jorda said no low pressure area (LPA) has been monitored so far. 

While the effects of the La Niña phenomenon on the country are not severe, Jorda said above-normal rainfall conditions are still expected in some areas.

—Joviland Rita/VAL, GMA Integrated News