MANILA, Philippines — State weather bureau PAGASA on Sunday said fair weather is expected to prevail over the country on All Saints' Day as there are no weather disturbances foreseen.
PAGASA that although the country may experience fair weather on Sunday, the public must also be reminded to bring umbrellas before going to cemeteries brief rain showers may still occur.
PAGASA weather forecaster Aldczar Aurelio said in a state news report that cloudy with light to moderate rains and isolated thunderstorms are likely to affect Eastern and Central Visayas, Bicol Region, Caraga and the provinces of Cagayan, Isabela, Aurora and Quezon.
Batanes, Calayan and Babuyan Group of Islands, meanwhile, may have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rains, Aurelio said.
Metro Manila and the rest of the country will also experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated thunderstorms, he said.
Aurelio noted that there is no low-pressure area or weather disturbance foreseen within the Philippine area of responsibility until Wednesday.
Northen Luzon will have moderate to strong winds from the northeast and its coastal waters will be moderate to rough while light to moderate winds coming from the east to northeast with slight to moderate seas will prevail over the rest of the country.
PAGASA also issued a gale warning due to the effects of the northeast monsoon as the sea condition would be rough to very rough brought by its strong to gale force winds expected to affect the northern and western seaboards of northern Luzon.
"Fishing boats and other small seacraft are advised not to venture out into the sea while larger sea vessels are alerted against big waves," PAGASA advisory said.