THE first day of the year of the water rabbit will be a wet one in large parts of the country. 

Large parts of Mindanao and parts of the Visayas will have rainy weather due to the trough or extension of the low pressure area that is close to, but still outside, the Philippine area of responsibility.

There is a possibility that the low pressure area could enter the country in the coming days, according to the state weather bureau.

On the other hand, the shear line, the boundary where hot and cold air meet, will continue to bring rains in the Southern part of Luzon and parts of the Visayas. 

The northeast monsoon will bring rains in northern Luzon. 

Luzon weather

There will be cloudy skies with scatted rain showers and thunderstorms in Bicol, Quezon, Marinduque, and Romblon due to the shear line. 

Those in Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, and Aurora could blame the rains today on the northeast monsoon. 

Residents in all of these areas are advised to watch out for possible flash floods and landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains. 

Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with light rains. There will also be isolated rain showers and thunderstorms in Palawan due to localized thunderstorms 

Visayas and Mindanao weather

Eastern Visayas, the Caraga region, Davao region, and Northern Mindanao will feel the effects of the trough of the low pressure area. 

Flash floods and landslides are possible due to moderate to at times heavy rains, especially in areas highly or very highly susceptible to these hazards, or areas which recently experienced a significant amount of rainfall. 

The rest of Visayas and Mindanao will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers and thunderstorms.

The rains could be moderate to heavy and may cause flash floods and landslides. 

Monday weather in select cities 

Metro Manila will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with light rains due to the northeast monsoon. 

Baguio will have cloudy skies and rains, while Legazpi City will have scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. 

Metro Cebu will have isolated rain showers, while Metro Davao will have rainy weather.  

Rough seas

The seas will be rough to very rough in parts of the country.

Fisherfolk and small sea craft are advised not to head out to sea in the following areas: 

• Batanes
• Cagayan including Babuyan Islands
• Isabela
• Northern coast of Ilocos Norte
• Aurora 
• Northern Quezon including Polilio Islands
• Camarines Norte
• Northern coast of Camarines Sur 
• Northern and eastern coasts of Catanduanes
• Eastern coast of Albay
• Eastern coast of Sorsogon
• Northern and eastern coasts of Samar
• Eastern Samar
• Eastern coast of Southern Leyte
• Dinagat Islands
• Eastern coast of Surigao del Norte including Siargao and Bucas Grande Islands
• Surigao del Sur 

Temperature check

Here are the temperatures for select cities in the country:

• Metro Manila- 23-30 °C 
• Baguio- 15-24 °C 
• Laoag- 22-32 °C
• Tuguegarao- 22-27 °C
• Tagaytay- 19-28 °C
• Legazpi- 22-29 °C
• Puerto Princesa- 24-30 °C
• Kalayaan Islands- 24-31 °C 
• Cebu- 24-29 °C
• Tacloban- 24-30 °C
• Iloilo- 24-30 °C
• Davao- 24-31 °C
• Cagayan de Oro- 24-29 °C
• Zamboanga- 24-32 °C

Visayas forecast 

Ang Eastern Visayas makasinati ug madag-umon na kalangitan inubanan sa mga katag katag nga pag-ulan ug pagpangilat-pagpanugdog tungod sa Shear Line. Ang ubang bahin sa Visayas makasinati ug panagsang mapanganuron ngadto na sa madag-umon nga kalangitan inubanan sa pat-ak pat-ak na pag-ulan ug pagpangilat-pagpanugdog tungod sa localized thunderstorms. Ang Occidental Mindoro ug ang Palawan lakip na ang Kalayaan Islands makasinati ug panagsang mapanganuron ngadto na sa madag-umon nga kalangitan inubanan sa mga hinay na mga pag-ulan tungod sa Amihan.

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

Mindanao forecast

Ang Northern Mindanao, Caraga ug ang Davao Region makasinati sa mapanganuron nga kalangitan inubanan sa katag-katag nga pag ulan, kilat ug panalugdog tungod sa Trough sa LPA. Posible ang kalit na pagbaha ug pagdahili sa yuta tungod sa kasarangan ngadto na sa usahay kusog nga pag-ulan. 

Ang uban nga parte sa Mindanao makasinati sa panalagsang pagdag-um ngadto sa mapanganuron nga kalangitan inubanan sa pat-ak pat-ak nga pag ulan, kilat ug panalugdog tungod sa Trough of LPA. Kasarangan ngadto na sa kusog nga hangin nga magikan sa amihanang silangang direksyon ug kasarangan ngadto na sa kusog ang pagbalud sa kadagatan (1.2 to 4.0 meters), maoy gapasulabi sa silangang dapit sa Mindanao. Sa ubang bahin sa Mindanao, hinay ngdto sa kasarangan nga hangin ang magagikan sa amihanang silangan direksyon ug ang kadagatan hapsay ngadto sa kasarangan ang pagbalud.

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