‘Amihan’ to bring rains to extreme Northern Luzon, easterlies to affect rest of country

Manila Bulletin

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Sunday, March 16 said the northeast monsoon and easterlies will be the dominant weather systems that will bring cloudy skies and scattered rains across the country.  READ: https://mb.com.ph/2025/3/16/amihan-to-bring-rains-to-extreme-northern-luzon-easterlies-to-affect-rest-of-country  Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin  Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manila_bulletin Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manilabulletin  #ManilaBulletinOnline #ManilaBulletin #LatestNews

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00:00Happy weekend to all of us, I'm Benison Estareja.

00:07This Sunday, the North-East Monsoon or Hanging Amihan will return here in the extreme northern Luzon.

00:14It is expected to get stronger in the next few days, possibly reaching a large part of Luzon.

00:19Meanwhile, this Sunday, the effect of the East Release or the hot wind from the east will continue

00:25and will continue for some time, especially in the afternoon,

00:29and will be accompanied by heavy rains or lightning.

00:33Based on our latest satellite animation,

00:36we do not see any low-pressure air or typhoons,

00:38and we do not expect any weather disturbance for the rest of the week.

00:43Today in Luzon, the highest chance of rain is here in Maybatanes and Baboyan Islands.

00:49Because of the return of Amihan, these are just light rains.

00:52Here in some parts of Bicol Region, such as Catanduanes, Albay, and Sosogon,

00:58we only expect light to moderate rains and isolated thunderstorms following the East Release.

01:05In the remaining part of Luzon, we still expect almost the same weather conditions as yesterday.

01:10Parts will be cloudy and sunny in the morning until noon,

01:14and then when it reaches the evening, parts will be cloudy,

01:17until the sky is sometimes cloudy,

01:19and will be accompanied by heavy rains or lightning,

01:23especially in the areas of Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Region, Aurora, and Quezon Provinces.

01:29Our temperature in Metro Manila is still warm, from 23 to 33 degrees Celsius.

01:34Now in Tukigaraw, it is up to 33 degrees and Isabela,

01:38while in Baguio City, it will remain cold from 16 to 25 degrees Celsius.

01:44To our fellowmen here in Palawan, we still expect fair weather conditions,

01:48which means parts will be cloudy and sometimes sunny,

01:52and there are areas where it will not rain if there is any,

01:55only short rain showers.

01:57While in Visayas, the chance of rain is the highest because of the East Release,

02:01in the Northern Samar.

02:03While in the remaining part of Visayas, it will be partly cloudy skies,

02:07and will be accompanied by sometimes dark weather,

02:09and partly rainy skies, which will last for 1 to 2 hours.

02:14Our temperature in the majority of Palawan and Visayas,

02:17will rise to 33 degrees when the afternoon arrives.

02:21And to our fellowmen in Mindanao,

02:23before the afternoon arrives, there is a high chance of rain in the southern portion,

02:27including the Bangsamoro Region, Soksabjen, Davao Region,

02:31and the southern part of Zamboanga Peninsula,

02:33so make sure to bring an umbrella when you go out of your house.

02:36While in the remaining part of Mindanao in the morning,

02:39it will be partly cloudy skies,

02:41but when the afternoon arrives until the evening,

02:43the majority of Mindanao will be mostly cloudy skies,

02:46accompanied by rain showers, which will last for 1 to 2 hours,

02:51because of the East Release.

02:53Our temperature in Metro Davao will be up to 33 degrees,

02:56while the hottest temperature in Zamboanga City will be up to 34 degrees Celsius.

03:02And speaking of Zamboanga City,

03:03we were able to record dangerous levels of heat index yesterday

03:07in Zamboanga City, up to 42 degrees,

03:10and even hotter, in Biracat, Tanduanes,

03:12the heat index reached 43 degrees Celsius.

03:15This is the heat index that our body is feeling,

03:19while in Metro Manila, it only reached 36 degrees yesterday,

03:23the highest heat index.

03:25It was followed by 40 degrees in Cuyo, Palawan,

03:28Legazpi City, Albay,

03:29Dumangas, Iloilo,

03:31Davao City,

03:32Cotabato City,

03:33and General Santos City.

03:36As for our heat index forecast for today,

03:38for Metro Manila,

03:39the heat index that we will be feeling as yesterday

03:42will be 35 to 36 degrees Celsius,

03:45the highest heat index,

03:47while the highest is still up to 42 degrees Celsius,

03:50or a dangerous level of heat index,

03:52in Biracat, Tanduanes,

03:54and Zamboanga City,

03:55followed by Cuyo, Palawan,

03:56and Masbate City,

03:57up to 41 degrees Celsius.

04:00Today and tomorrow,

04:01the easterly will still be here,

04:03so make sure that we drink a lot of water,

04:05and only wear comfortable and thin clothing

04:08when going out of the house.

04:10Make sure that we have protection from the heat,

04:12such as an umbrella or an umbrella.

04:15As for our gale warning,

04:17our forecast is getting stronger,

04:18so we hope that there will be more gale warnings,

04:22but for today,

04:23we only have a gale warning in Batanes,

04:25where small sea vessels are not allowed to sail.

04:29But in the next few days,

04:31the gale warning is still possible in many seaboards of Luzon,

04:35so it is also possible to ban our sea vehicles

04:38in some parts of Ilocos Region,

04:40Cagayan Valley,

04:41Aurora, Quezon,

04:42and even parts of Camarines Provinces.

04:45Our country's by-byes for today are

04:47Banaya, up to just above Pagalon,

04:50then it is possible that the waves will also rise,

04:53especially in the eastern seaboards of Visayas and Mindanao.

04:58And for our four-day weather forecast,

05:01as we mentioned earlier,

05:03the gale warning is getting stronger,

05:04and by tomorrow,

05:05it will reach Northern and Central Luzon.

05:07There will be light rains here in Cagayan Valley,

05:10Apayao,

05:11Aurora,

05:12and some nearby provinces in Ilocos Region,

05:14and maybe Northern Quezon,

05:16so make sure that we have an umbrella.

05:18While the remaining part of the country

05:20will still experience hot easterlies,

05:22so make sure that we still have an umbrella,

05:24not only protection in hot weather,

05:26but also for isolated rains or thunderstorms

05:29when it reaches afternoon or night,

05:31especially in the eastern Visayas,

05:33a large part of Mindanao,

05:34and even Bicol Region.

05:37And when it reaches Tuesday until Thursday,

05:39that's March 8th into 20th,

05:41you can expect a strong north-east monsoon,

05:45so the heat that will be felt by our surroundings will be reduced.

05:48Expect light to moderate rains

05:50in Cagayan Valley,

05:51Aurora,

05:52here in Quezon Province,

05:54and other parts of the Cordillera Administrative Region,

05:57while here in Visayas,

05:59the eastern part of Cabicula,

06:01and Mimaropa,

06:02you will find the Amihan and Easterlies.

06:04So we will have a heavy shoreline again

06:06when it reaches Tuesday until Thursday,

06:08and sometimes the rains will be strong and continuous,

06:10so be careful of floods and landslides,

06:13and always talk to our advisories

06:15or even heavy rainfall warnings.

06:17Meanwhile, here in Mindanao,

06:19the easterlies will be stronger,

06:22so expect a high chance of rain

06:24from Tuesday to Thursday,

06:26especially in Maycaraga and Davao Region.

06:28Also be careful of floods and landslides.

06:30While here in the northern part of Luzon,

06:33the north-east monsoon is already increasing,

06:36so we expect isolated light rains,

06:38and the good news is

06:40that the temperature will drop in many areas of our country.

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