Cloudy Christmas in the Visayas

CEBU, Philippines - Visayas will have a cloudy Christmas but the public can expect rain in the days that will follow, said the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Administration.

“December 24 and 25 maayo ang panahon though cloudy gamay but no rain. Inig 26 and 27 perte nasad nato anang uwana kay expected musulod ang Low Pressure Area nga muagi sa Eastern Visayas and Bicol,” said PAGASA Visayas Director Oscar Tabad.

“Layo pa kaayo ni. More than 2,000 kilometers from Philippine land mass, it is still in the Pacific,” he said yesterday.

Cebu experienced rain in the past two days but Tabada clarified that there is no tropical cyclone or a Low Pressure Area.

He said the rains were brought by the strong North Eastern monsoon plus the tail-end of cold front.

The tail-end of cold front is described as the “front boundary of two air masses found in mid-latitudes,” which is often associated with rainfall and cloudiness normally over the northern portion of the country during the northern hemisphere winter.

Yesterday, PAGASA Mactan recorded 2.6 millimeters (mm) of rainfall from 8am to 12 noon.

The average monthly rainfall for the month of December is 145 mm.

“Uwan gyud ta karong adlawa (yesterday). Pero ugma (today), Saturday, arang-arang na atong panahon. Cebu will experience light to moderate rains nalang” Tabada said yesterday. — Jessa J. Agua/JMO (FREEMAN)