Weather Today – November 4, 2014 | Typhoon “Paeng” to exit PAR today

The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) continues to monitor Typhoon “Paeng” which was last spotted at 1,338 kilometers east of Basco in Batanes, packing winds of 195 kilometers per hour and gustiness of up to 230 kilometers per hour.

Moving northeast at 15 kilometers per hour, Paeng is expected to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) before noon today. However, it could still change depending on the typhoon’s velocity.

As Paeng traverses Philippine waters, it will still enhance the northeast monsoon or amihan. Cagayan Valley, Cordillera and Ilocos Region will experience partly cloudy skies with isolated light rains. Sea travel over the northern and eastern seaboards of Luzon and the eastern seaboards of Visayas is risky for fishing boats and other small seacraft.

Meanwhile, the convergence of winds and the trough or extended cloud bands of Paeng will bring cloudy skies with light to moderate rain showers and thunderstorms over Central Visayas and Mindanao. PAGASA Weather Forecaster Manny Mendoza said rainy weather over Mindanao could be an indirect effect of the typhoon.

Rainfall Advisory

At 8:01 AM today, PAGASA has issued a rainfall advisory in some parts of Luzon. Light to moderate with occasional heavy rains are being experienced in Laguna, Parañaque, Las Piñas, Muntinlupa, portions of Quezon City, parts of Cavite including Carmona, Dasmariñas, Bacoor, and Imus. This rainfall advisory is also up over Orion and Limay, Bataan and some parts of Quezon, Rizal, Batangas and Bulacan. Rains will continue within the next 2 to 3 hours. ‪‎

Pampanga and other areas of Metro Manila, Batangas, Bulacan, Quezon, Rizal and Cavite will also experience these rains within the next two hours.

Special Non-working day in Quezon Province

By virtue of Proclamation No. 892, today is a special non-working day in the province of Quezon. This is to give the people of Quezon the opportunity to remember the valour of Hermano Pule, the great man of Lucban, Quezon. Pule was a revolutionary hero known for his perseverance and bravery to fight for religious freedom.