Weather Today – February 8, 2017 | Cold and rainy days continue

Did you shiver with today’s cold weather? This is brought about by the Northeast Monsoon, locally known as Hanging Amihan affecting Northern and Central Luzon.

Amihan refers to cold and dry air coming from Mainland China. It affects the Philippines between November and February where temperatures usually dip. Here are the lowest temperatures recorded yesterday:

Apart from this weather system, a Low Pressure Area (LPA), formerly known as Tropical Depression Bising, remains within the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR). At 10:00 AM today, the Low Pressure Area was estimated at 660 kilometers east of Catarman, Northern Samar.

As Amihan prevails, cloudy skies with light rains are expected in the regions of Cagayan Valley and Cordillera, and in the provinces of Aurora and Quezon. In Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon, partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains will prevail. In Visayas and Mindanao, generally fair weather will be experienced, only with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms.

Gale warning remains in effect in the eastern seaboards of Central and Southern Luzon, as well as the eastern seaboards of Visayas. Fishing boats and other small seacraft should not venture out due to rough to very rough seas, while larger sea vessels are alerted against big waves.