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Today’s Philippine Weather Forecast: January 4, 2018


Tropical Storm Agaton has exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR).

At 3:00 AM, the weather disturbance with the international name “Bolaven” was located at 756 kilometers west-northwest of Puerto Princesa City, Palawan. Moving west at 25 kilometers per hour, the storm is expected to head towards Vietnam.

Despite the absence of a weather disturbance, some parts of Luzon and Visayas will experience rains induced by the Tail-End of a Cold Front and the Northeast Monsoon or Amihan. Today, Bicol and Samar will experience cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms that may trigger flash floods or landslides. In Cagayan Valley, Cordillera, and Aurora, cloudy skies with scattered rains will prevail. In the rest of Luzon, including Metro Manila, partly cloudy to cloudy skies will be experienced with isolated rains. The rest of Visayas and Mindanao will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers.

Because of the surge of Amihan, gale warning is still in effect in the northern seaboards of Northern Luzon, as well as the eastern seaboards of Northern, Central and Southern Luzon and Visayas, where wave height may reach up to 3.4 to 4.5 meters. Fishing boats and other small seacraft are advised not to venture out into the sea, while larger sea vessels are alerted against big waves in Batanes, Calayan, Babuyan; the northern coasts of Cagayan and Ilocos Norte; Isabela; the eastern coasts of Cagayan, Aurora, Camarines provinces, Catanduanes, Albay, Sorsogon and Quezon (including Polilio Island); Northern and Eastern Samar.

Monthly Overview

According to PAGASA Weather Forecaster Rob Gile, the country is expected to remain storm-free in the next three days.
Based on climatological records, an average of 0 to 1 Tropical Cyclone may develop or enter PAR in January. It may hit Visayas and Mindanao or recurve away from the landmass.