According to the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), many parts of the country are likely to receive more rainfall as a new weather system develops following the onset of the northeast monsoon.
“May Panibagong Weather System Tayong System Tayong Magkikita Pagdating ng Northeast Monsoon-Ito Yung Shear Line, Diyan Yung Mga Maulan [We will be encountering a new weather system with the arrival of the northeast monsoon — this is the shearline and that’s where the rainy areas are],” DOST Secretary Renato Yu. Solidum Junior told businessworld During a site visit in Bacolod City on Monday.
The onset of the Northeast Monsoon was announced by the DOST State Weather Bureau on Monday night and is expected to bring cool and dry winds to most parts of the country.
Mr Solidum said the winds could interact with warm and humid easterly winds coming from the Pacific Ocean, creating a shear line that could lead to cloudy and rainy weather in affected areas.
According to a press briefing by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Monday, eastern parts of the country, especially Northern and Central Luzon, up to the Bicol region, are expected to experience rainy weather due to the influence of the shear line and the northeast monsoon.
Additionally, during the northeast monsoon season, typhoons that develop later in the year are likely to hit Visayas and Mindanao due to the presence of a high-pressure area over the northern part of the country, PAGASA said. , Age Adrian A Eva
