Shear line, Amihan, easterlies to bring scattered rains over parts of PH

The Shear Line will bring cloudy skies with scattered rains over the eastern sections of Southern Luzon and Visayas, parts of Mindanao will be affected by the easterlies while the effects of the Northeast Monsoon (Amihan) will be felt in the rest of Luzon, PAGASA reported.

Forecast Weather Conditions

Bicol Region, Western Visayas, Quezon, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Negros Occidental, Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, Samar, Biliran, and Leyte will have cloudy skies with scattered rains or isolated thunderstorms due to the Shear Line. Flash floods or landslides may occur in these areas due to moderate to at times heavy rains.

In Caraga, Davao Region, and Southern Leyte, there will be loudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms due to the Easterlies with the possibility that flash floods or landslides will occur due to moderate to at times heavy rains.

Cagayan Valley, Apayao, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Ifugao, and Aurora will be cloudy with light rains due to the Northeast Monsoon but this will have no significant impact.

Metro Manila, Ilocos Region, the rest of Cordillera Administrative Region, the rest of Central Luzon, and the rest of CALABARZON will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains due to the Northeast Monsoon but with no significant impact.

The rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to the Easterlies. Flash floods or landslides may occur due to severe thunderstorms.

Forecast Wind and Coastal Water Conditions

The wind speed forecast for Northern Luzon and the eastern sections of Central Luzon, Southern Luzon, and Visayas is moderate to strong moving Northeastward with moderate to rough coastal waters.

The rest of the country will experience light to moderate wind speed moving in the East to Northeast direction with slight to moderate coastal waters.

Sunrise will be at 6:21 a.m., sunset at 5:59 p.m. — BAP, GMA Integrated News