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It’s gonna be a rainy Sinulog, Ati-Atihan feast day

by Malou Talosig-Bartolome

STO. Niño devotees, don’t forget your umbrellas today.

Sinulog, Ati-Atihan and other Sto. Niño festivities in the country will likely be showered — literally and figuratively — with God’s blessings today.

For meteorologists, of course, the rain showers are all because of the two weather systems– Low-Pressure Area and the Northeast Monsoon.

Despite the threat of rains, thousands of devotees of The Holy Infant Jesus are expected to go out today, January 15, for the festivities.

The LPA was monitored 80 kilometers northeast Surigao City as of 3am Sunday.

Sinulog, Ati-Atihan weather

State weather forecasting agency Pagasa said moderate to heavy rains with at times intense rains, are expected in Cebu due to the effects of the LPA.

Cebu is holding the largest Sto. Niño festivity in the country — the Sinulog Grand Parade.

Aklan, where the other major Sto. Niño feast is held, will have light to moderate, with at times, heavy rains.

Other weather in Sto. Niño feasts

Metro Manila — where there will also be the traditional Sto. Niño fiestas in Tondo and Pandacan — will probably get light to moderate rains due to the Northeast Monsoon.

Other areas with light to moderate to heavy rains are other provinces of Western Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, Bangsamoro Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao, the rest of Calabarzon and Aurora.

Intense rains

Pagasa warned of intense rains in Bicol, Eastern Visayas, Central Visayas, Northern Mindanao, and Caraga regions, and Quezon province.

Light rains

Cloudy skies with scattered rains showers will be felt in Cagayan Valley, Ilocos Region and Cordillera Administrative Region.

Temperature check

Luzon
  • Baguio: 15-24°C
  • Laoag : 20-30°C
  • Tuguegarao: 19-30°
  • Metro Manila: 22-30°C
  • Tagaytay: 20-28°C
  • Legazpi: 23-28°C
  • Puerto Princesa: 24-30°C
Visayas and Mindanao
  • Cebu: 24-28°C
  • Aklan: 24-27°C
  • Iloilo: 24-27°C
  • Tacloban: 23-27°C
  • Cagayan de Oro: 23-28°C
  • Zamboanga City: 23-29°C
  • Davao: 25-30°C

Weather at a glance

PlaceWeather ConditionCaused ByImpacts
Bicol Region, Eastern Visayas, QuezonCloudy skies with scattered to widespread rainshowers and thunderstormsLPAPossible flooding or landslides due to moderate to heavy with at times intense rains
Metro Manila, Mindanao, the rest of Visayas, MIMAROPA, the rest of CALABARZON, and AuroraCloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstormsLPAPossible flooding or landslides due to moderate to heavy rains
The rest of LuzonPartly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstormsLocalized ThunderstormPossible flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms

Visayas dayalekto

Ang Eastern Visayas makasinati ug madag-umon na kalangitan inubanan sa mga katag-katag ngadto na lukop na mga pag-ulan, pagpangilat ug pagpanugdog tungod sa LPA. And nahibiling bahin sa Visayas, Occidental Mindoro, ug ang Palawan lakip na ang Kalayaan Islands makasinati ug madag-umon na kalangitan inubanan sa mga katag-katag na mga pag-ulan, pagpangilat ug pagpanugdog tungod sa LPA.

Hinay ngadto sa Kasarangan na hangin nga gikan sa Amihanang-sidlakan ngadto sa Amihanang-kasadpan ang mupasulabi sa tibuok Visayas, Palawan lakip na ang Kalayaan Islands, ug sa Occidental Mindoro diin ang kadagatan adunay malinawon ngadto sa kasarangan ang kahimtang.

Mindanao dayalekto

Ang Dinagat Island, Surigao del Sur ug ang Surigao del Norte makasinati sa mapanganuron nga kalangitan inubanan sa katag katag ngadto na sa lapad nga pag ulan ug panalugdog tungod sa LPA. Posible ang pagbaha ug pagdahili sa yuta tungod sa kasarangan ngadto na sa kusog ngadto na sa grabe ka kusog nga pag-ulan. Ang ubang dapit sa Mindanao makasinati sa mapanganuron nga kalangitan inubanan sa katag katag nga pag ulan, kilat ug panalugdog tungod sa LPA. Hinay ngdto sa kasarangan nga hangin ang magagikan sa amihanang silangang ngadto na sa amihanang kasagpang direksyon ug ang kadagatan hapsay ngadto sa kasarangan ang pagbalud.


Photo: Courtesy Facebook Page Basilica Minore del Santo Niño de Cebu

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