Cold weather to continue until February - Pagasa

MANILA, Philippines - No weather disturbance is expected to affect the country in the next three days, but the state weather bureau said rains will prevail over the Visayas and Mindanao due to the tail-end of a cold front.

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said residents of Luzon will continue to experience cold weather until February due to the northeast monsoon.

“So far, we have not monitored a new low-pressure area within and outside the country, but the Visayas and Mindanao will be affected by the tail-end of a cold front while the northeast monsoon will prevail over Luzon,” PAGASA weather division chief Robert Sawi said.

Sawi said the country usually experiences the coldest weather during the months of January and February when the northeast monsoon reaches its peak.

Based on its 5 a.m. bulletin, PAGASA said the tail-end of the cold front – the merging of cold and warm winds – will bring cloudy skies over Samar, Leyte and Mindanao.

Meanwhile, Ilocos and Cagayan Valley will have light rains brought by the northeast monsoon.

Metro Manila and the rest of the country will be partly cloudy with brief rainshowers or thunderstorms.

PAGASA recorded the lowest temperature yesterday in Metro Manila at 23.3 degrees Celsius. However, it was warmer than the 20.3 degrees Celsius recorded by the bureau last Jan. 10, the coldest registered in Metro Manila so far this year.