Affecting the whole Luzon, the Northeast Monsoon (Amihan)has strengthened, bringing cold weather and cloudy skies with light rains over the regions of Cagayan Valley, Cordillera and the province of Aurora. It will also be bringing isolated light rains in Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon. Meanwhile, light to moderate rains will prevail in the Bicol region, CALABARZON and the provinces Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon and Samar. For the rest of our country, good weather condition will prevail.

And because the Amihan has intensifed, PAGASA raised gale warning in the seaboards of Luzon and the eastern seaboards of Visayas. With rough to very rough sea conditions, fisherfolk with small seacraft are prohibited from venturing into the said seaboards.
As temperature drops, here are the lowest temperatures recorded yesterday:

The Northeast monsoon or the Amihan dominates Luzon, bringing moderate cold weather and light rains in Extreme Northern Luzon, particularly in the Cagayan Valley region. Meanwhile, the rest of Luzon will be experiencing fair weather with isolated light rains. Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with a chance of rain showers or thunderstorms will prevail in the next hours over Visayas and Mindanao.

Though Amihan is bringing cold weather and lights rains, PAGASA weather forecaster Benison Estareja said that it is not enough to cure even just a little of the dry conditions, dry spells and droughts in some areas in the country.

Because of the strong winds associated with the Amihan, gale warning is still raised in the seaboards of Northern Luzon, and the eastern seaboards of Central and Southern Luzon. Fishermen and those with small seacraft are discouraged from venturing into the said seaboards due to the alert of big waves brought by the rough to very rough sea conditions.

Meanwhile, In-fa (Local name: Marilyn) has weakened to a Low Pressure Area or LPA. PAGASA said that it will dissipate in the coming hours as it moves towards the Pacific Ocean. In addition, we are not expecting another weather disturbance in the next three (3) days.

Earlier this morning, devotees of the Black Nazarene faced light rains during the Pahalik event of the Traslacion 2015. This weather condition will likely continue during the procession.

PAGASA explains this is due to the prevailing northeast monsoon affecting Luzon. This will continue to bring cloudy skies with light rains in Metro Manila, Aurora and the regions of Bicol, CALABARZON, Cagayan Valley and Cordillera. The rest of Luzon can expect isolated cases of light rains brought by the same weather system.

CARAGA, Central Visayas and the provinces of Leyte and Camiguin will experience cloudy skies with light to moderate rain showers caused by a wind convergence. The remaining parts of the country will enjoy fair weather apart from isolated thunderstorms.

Gale warning has been issued inthe seaboards of Luzon and Visayas, as well as in the seaboards of the CARAGA region. Apart from strong to gale force winds, rough to very rough sea conditions are also expected, making sea travel risky in the following hours.

Meanwhile, Panahon TV continues to monitor the low pressure area (LPA) outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR). State meteorologist Jori Loiz states that the said weather disturbance is expected to enter PAR between Sunday and Monday.

Currently, it has a slim chance of intensifying into a tropical cyclone due to unfavorable conditi

THE FEAST OF THE BLACK NAZARENE

Every year, thousands of devotees flock to Manila to be part of the “traslacion” or the transfer of the Black Nazarene, which commemorates the transfer of the statue from a church in Intramuros to Quiapo Church on the 9th of January in 1767. It is one of the biggest religious processions in the Philippines.

The 248-year icon is considered by faithful devotees of the Nuestro Padre Jesus Nazareno as miraculous. In 2014, 3 million devotees attended the procession, with the parade lasting 19 hours. The longest parade was in 2012, which went on for 22 hours.

Due to a fire incident in Escolta, organizers of the feast have updated the routes of the procession. See below for changes: