Weather Today – September 17, 2018

Typhoon “Ompong” has exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) last Saturday, leaving the country  storm-free.

The country’s 15th Tropical Cyclone entered PAR last Wednesday, September 12. Typhoon Ompong gained strength over the Philippine Sea, posing threat to Northern Luzon. It made landfall in Baggao, Cagayan at 1:40 a.m. last Saturday. After traversing  Northern Luzon, it left the landmass .

In the absence of a weather disturbance today, the Ridge of a High Pressure Area now extends across Northern Luzon. “Ridge” refers to the extended part of a High Pressure Area, and is an anticyclone. When this weather systems prevails, formation of clouds is usually suppressed, producing less chance of rains.