Weather Today – October 27, 2017 Possible Weak La Niña before the end of 2017

Severe Topical Strom Quedan continues to move over the East Philippine Sea and was last spotted at 795 kilometers east of Basco, Batanes with winds of 90 kilometers per hour (kph) and gustiness of up to 115 kph.

In an interview with PAGASA weather forecaster Chris Perez, it is expected to exit PAR tomorrow morning, moving towards Southern Japan. But another phenomenon is being discussed in PAGASA, he says. This is the La Niña or the above-normal sea surface temperature observed in the Central and Eastern Equatorial Pacific Ocean, which may result to a near-normal to above-normal rainfall in the county before the end of this year.

The Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) or the area where winds from the Northern and Southern Hemispheres meet, will continue to bring cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms in the Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, Caraga, and Palawan.

Meanwhile, due to the Northeasterly Surface Windflow, partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains can be expected in the Ilocos Region, Cordillera, and Cagayan Valley. Metro Manila and the remaining parts of the country can expect generally fair weather apart from isolated rain showers or thunderstorms.

Gale warning is hoisted in the seaboards of Northern Luzon and of Visayas, where rough to very rough sea condition is expected.