FOR those who are planning to go out for family dinners or watch dragon dances for tonight’s Chinese New Year’s Eve celebration. don’t forget your umbrellas.
State weather forecasting agency Pagasa said the Shearline, Northeast Monsoon and the trough of the Low Pressure Area will bring rains to most parts of the country today, January 21.
Quezon, Bicol on red flood alert
But Chinese revelers in Quezon and all provinces of the Bicol region need to be extra careful today.
Pagasa have placed Bicol and Quezon in “extreme” general flood warning today following days of experiencing torrential rains brought by the Shearline and the Northeast Monsoon.
The Shearline is expected to dump moderate to at times heavy rains in the Bicol Region today.
Shearline is the streak of rain clouds that forms from the convergence of cool winds from the north and hot winds from the south.
Quezon, meanwhile, is being battered with moderate to at times heavy rains too, by the Northeast Monsoon.
Pagasa hyrdologists monitored that the water levels in rivers of those areas have reached critical levels. A red flag warning is up, or the threat of flooding is “extreme” near the rivers or low-lying areas:
| Province | Rivers and tributaries |
|---|---|
| Quezon | Upper Umiray, Lower Bolbok (Lawaya), Malaking-Ilog, Iyam, Macalelon, Catanauan, Silongin Lagda, Pagsanjan, Yabahaan, Bigol, Guinhalinan, Vinas, Calauag, Pandanan, Sta. Lucia, Lugan Malaybalay, Maapon, Bucal (Lalangan), Lakayat, Tignoan, Agos, Anibawan (Polilio Island) and Upper Kilbay – Catabangan |
| Albay | Guinale and Upper Donsol |
| Camarines Sur | Lower Kilbay Catabangan, Ragay, Tinalmud, Tambang and Lagonoy |
| Sorsogon | Lower Donsol, Ogod, Putiao, Cadacan, Banuang-Daan, Fabrica (Tugbugan) and Matnog |
| Catanduanes | Cabuyan, Bato and Pajo. |
| Camarines Norte | Labo and Daet Basud |
Northeast Monsoon
Aside from Quezon, the prevailing Northeast Monsoon continues to dump moderate to at times heavy rains over Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, Aurora, Rizal, Laguna, Mindoro Provinces, Marinduque, and Romblon.
Dragon dances may not be as affected in Metro Manila, Ilocos Region, and the rest of Central Luzon and CALABARZON. The weather will be generally favorable to New Year’s Eve celebration. Only light rains are expected.
Low Pressure Area
Pagasa has recently spotted another Low Pressure Area which is located outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility.
The trough of the LPA, however, is bringing rain clouds to Visayas and Mindanao.
Pagasa said there may be scattered rain showers and thunderstorms in Caraga and Davao Region. The amount of rainfall may also be heavy at times, so watch out for possible flash floods or landslides.
Localized thunderstorms
The rest of the country will have isolated rainshowers or thunderstoms, too. That is brought by the localized thunderstorms.
Temperature check
Baguio was particularly colder yesterday at 14°C around 6:50 am compared to the last two weeks.
The coldest temperature so far in Baguio was on January 8, at 12.6°C. That day, too, La Trinidad, Benguet had 11.7°C.
Other areas with cool temperature records yesterday:
| Baguio City, Benguet | 14.0°C | 06:50 AM |
| Basco, Batanes | 18.3°C | 02:00 AM |
| Malaybalay, Bukidnon | 19.5°C | 06:00 AM |
| Tanay, Rizal | 20.2°C | 07:00 AM |
| Tayabas, Quezon | 20.2°C | 05:00 AM |
| Laoag City, Ilocos Norte | 20.5°C | 07:00 AM |
| Abucay, Bataan | 21.0°C | 06:30 AM |
| Casiguran, Aurora | 21.0°C | 08:00 AM |
| Tuguegarao City, Cagayan | 21.2°C | 06:30 AM |
| Romblon, Romblon | 21.9°C | 05:10 AM |
On the other hand, there are still areas which experienced sweltering 30°C mercury spikes yesterday.
The highest temperature recorded were in Zamboanga City, San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, Catbalogan City in Samar and Laoag City in Ilocos Norte, Davao City and Dagupan City. These areas experienced 33°C levels of hotness around past noon.
| Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur | 33.7°C | 02:00 PM |
| San Jose, Occidental Mindoro | 33.3°C | |
| Catbalogan City, Samar | 33.2°C | 02:00 PM |
| Laoag City, Ilocos Norte | 33.1°C | 03:00 PM |
| Davao City, Davao del Sur | 33.0°C | 03:00 PM |
| Dagupan City, Pangasinan | 33.0°C | |
| Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte | 32.2°C | |
| Masbate City, Masbate | 32.1°C | |
| General Santos City, South Cotabato | 32.1°C | 02:00 PM |
| Sinait, Ilocos Sur | 32.0°C | 05:00 PM |
Weather at a glance
| Bicol Region | Cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms | Shear Line | Possible flooding or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains |
| Caraga and Davao Region | Cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms | Trough of LPA | Possible flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains |
| Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, Aurora, Rizal, Laguna, Quezon, Mindoro Provinces, Marinduque, and Romblon | Cloudy skies with rains | Northeast Monsoon | Possible flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains |
| Metro Manila, Ilocos Region, and the rest of Central Luzon and CALABARZON | Partly cloudy to at times cloudy skies with light rains | Northeast Monsoon | No significant impact |
| 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 |
