Bring your umbrellas for possible rains Feb 7

TUESDAY will still be generally fair for most parts of the country, but there is a chance of rain here and there, especially in the afternoon. So remember to bring your umbrellas.

State weather forecasting bureau Pagasa said the easterlies, or the cool winds from poles moving towards the equator, are now affecting most parts of the country today, February 7.

The easterly winds will cause isolated rain showers and thunderstorms, particularly in the eastern section of the archipelago.

Only Batanes, including the Babuyan Islands, will be spared by the easterlies. But still, there may be light rains in the northernmost part of the country, courtesy of another weather system – the northeast monsoon.

Isolated thunderstorms

Based on Czech weather aggregator Windy, there is a high chance of moderate to heavy thunderstorms happening in some towns of the country:

• Polilio Island, Quezon – heavy rains with thunderstorms around 11 am.
• Baliguhan, Siocon, Sirawai, Zamboanga del Norte – heavy rains with thunderstorms at 1pm
• Most towns of Zamboanga del Sur – heavy rains with thunderstorms around 1 pm
• Quezon, Palawan – heavy showers and thunderstorms around 1 pm
• Rizal, Culasian, Brookespoint and Iwahig, Palawan – moderate rains and thunderstorms around 1 pm
• Cagayan de Oro – moderate showers and thunderstorms around 1 pm
• Tumauini, Isabela – moderate showers and thunderstorms around 1 pm
• Most parts of Pangasinan – moderate showers with thunderstorms around 1 pm
• Tarlac – heavy rains with thunderstorms around 5 pm
• Cotabato – medium to heavy rains with thunderstorms around 5 pm

These thunderstorms may last for three hours.

Windy uses the forecast model of European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), one of the leading global weather models. It has a higher accuracy rate of 95–96 percent for up to 12 hours, and 85–95 percent for three days.

Rainfall advisories in Mindanao

Around 3:45 am, Pagasa issued an advisory for some parts of Agusan del Sur, Davao Oriental and Surigao del Sur. The warning states there will be moderate with occasionally heavy rains and thunderstorms. 

Light to moderate rains probably lulled further to sleep residents of Davao de Oro, Surigao del Sur and Zamboanga del Sur around the same time.

Last night, Pagasa also issued a rainfall advisory for some parts of northern and central Mindanao.

Moderate with occasional heavy rains probably ruined the evening of some residents in Lanao Del Norte, Maguindanao del Norte, Misamis Occidental and Oriental, and Cotabato.

Light to moderate rains, on the other hand, might have relieved residents from the afternoon hot weather in Agusan del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Zamboanga del Norte and Sur.

Meanwhile, real-time images from weather satellite Himawari-9, taken February 7 at 5:40 am, showed some areas in Mindanao still experienced heavy rains.

Temperature check

The mountain cities of Baguio and Malaybalay, Bukidnon were coldest in the country yesterday. Baguio had 15.6°C around 4:50 am and Malaybalay was a bit warmer at 18°C before sunrise at 6 am.

Place	Temperature	Time recorded
Baguio City, Benguet	15.6°C	04:50 AM
Malaybalay, Bukidnon	18.0°C	06:00 AM
Tanay, Rizal	20.0°C
Basco, Batanes	20.4°C
Laoag City, Ilocos Norte	20.5°C
Abucay, Bataan	20.8°C	05:00 AM
Tayabas, Quezon	21.0°C	06:00 AM

Around noon or past noon, it was very hot in Cotabato City, San Jose in Occidental Mindoro and Catbalogon City in Samar. The three cities had a sweltering 33 degrees yesterday.

Metro Manila, Davao City, General Santos City and four other provinces likewise experienced a humid 32 degree afternoon.

Station Name	Temperature (°C)	Time of Occurence
Cotabato City, Maguindanao	33.8°C
San Jose, Occidental Mindoro	33.5°C
Catbalogan City, Samar	33.2°C	02:00 PM
Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur	32.8°C	02:00 PM
Coron, Palawan	32.5°C	12:25 PM
Tuguegarao City, Cagayan	32.4°C	04:00 PM
General Santos City, South Cotabato	32.4°C	01:00 PM
NAIA, Pasay City	32.2°C	01:01 PM
Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte	32.2°C	02:40 PM
Davao City, Davao del Sur	32.1°C

The country will likely experience the same range of temperature as yesterday. The temperature forecast in key cities for today, February 7:

• Laoag 21-31°C
• Baguio 15-24°C
• Metro Manila 24-32°C
• Tagaytay 21-29°C
• Tuguegarao 21-32°C
• Legazpi 24-29°C
• Puerto Princesa 25-31°C
• Tacloban 24-31°C
• Cebu 25-30°C
• Iloilo 25-30°C
• Cagayan de Oro 23-30°C
• Davao 24-32°C
• Zamboanga 23-33°C

Weather at a Glance

Place	Weather Condition	Caused by	Impacts
Batanes and Babuyan Islands	Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with light rains	Northeast Monsoon	No significant impact
Metro Manila and the rest of the country	Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms	Localized Thunderstorms	Possible flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms