IT may be a bit chilly when you wake up today as the Northeast Monsoon, or locally called amihan, has become stronger.

Metro Manila registered its lowest temperature yet for the year at 22°C yesterday.

For the eastern corridor of Luzon, amihan will bring more rains, state weather bureau Pagasa said. Visayas and Mindanao will be cloudy with thunderstorms every now and then.

Rains in eastern Luzon

Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley, Bicol Region, Aurora and Quezon will have cloudy skies with rains. 

The rains may be moderate with at times heavy, so watch out for possible flash floods or landslides, Pagasa said.

Thunderstorms in Visayas, Mindanao

Visayas and Mindanao will also have generally fair weather – partly cloudy to cloudy skies. But there will be rain showers and thunderstorms in pockets brought by localized thunderstorms.

Veronica Torres, Pagasa weather forecast specialist, said there is a high chance of thunderstorms in Mindanao in the afternoon.

Pagasa will issue thunderstorm advisories so continue to monitor for updates. A severe thunderstorm might trigger landslides.

Metro Manila and rest of Luzon

As for Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon, the Northeast Monsoon will have no significant impact. There might still be rains, but only short-lived.

Temperature check

It was a bit warmer yesterday in the mountain cities of Baguio in Banguet and Malaybalay in Bukidnon, compared to the past few days. The lowest temperature recorded was 16.5°C in Baguio City at around 4:50 am. Malaybalay registered the second lowest in the country at 17°C.

Basco, Batanes was quite chilly at 19.8°C around 2 am yesterday. Tanay residents woke up to 20.4°C yesterday morning. 

Metro Manila’s lowest temperature was recorded in Pagasa’s station in Science Garden in Quezon City. On February 4, Science Garden also recorded a low of 20.6°C.

A number of Mindanao areas also experienced cold mornings yesterday at 21°C – Butuan City, General Santos City, and Laguindingan in Misamis Oriental. 

Dauis, Bohol also registered 22°C.

Pagasa expects that the polar winds brought by the Northeast Monsoon will further bring down the temperature in the coming days. 

Here’s the temperature forecast for today in key cities:

• Metro Manila: 22-31°C
• Baguio: 15-24°C
• Tagaytay: 20-28°C
• Legazpi: 24-30°C
• Tuguegarao: 21-31°C
• Laoag: 22-32°C
• Puerto Princesa: 25-30°C
• Cebu: 24-29°C
• Iloilo: 25-29°C
• Tacloban: 25-30°C
• Cagayan de Oro: 22-29°C
• Davao: 24-31°C
• Zamboanga: 24-33°C

No Gale Warning

Despite the renewed strength of the Northeast Monsoon winds, Pagasa did not issue any gale warnings throughout the archipelago today.

Fishermen who are using small vessels and travellers on board small boats will not be prevented by the Philippine Coast Guard from going out to open seas.

“Pero ingat pa rin sa mga papalaot dito sa may bandang north of Luzon hanggang sa silangang bahagi ng ating bansa dahil ang lagay ng ating karagatan dito ay katamtaman hanggang sa maalon,” Torres said.

Weather Outlook for weekend

• Fair weather with a bit of rains in Metro Manila and Baguio City tomorrow til weekend
• It’s going to be rainy in Legazpi City and probably other parts of Bicol tomorrow til Saturday. The weather will get better on Sunday.
• Metro Cebu will have generally fair weather tomorrow til Saturday, with a bit of rains here and there. But there may be rains and thunderstorms on Sunday
• Metro Davao will be generally fair Friday til Sunday. But chances of thunderstorms are high during the next two days.

Astronomical Data

• Sunrise: 6:22 am
• Sunset: 5:58 pm
• Moonrise: 8:49 am
• Moonset: 8:35 am
• Illumination: 87%

Weather at a glance

Place	Weather Condition	Caused By	Impacts
Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley, Bicol Region, Aurora, and Quezon	Cloudy skies with rains	Northeast Monsoon	Possible flash floods or landslides due to moderate with at times heavy rains
Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon	Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with rains	Northeast Monsoon	No Significant impact
Visayas and Mindanao	Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms	Localized Thunderstorms	Possible flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms