tail-end of a cold front

The country remains storm-free but heavy rains have caused massive floods in various areas in Cagayan.

This is caused by Tail-end of a Cold Front – an extension of a weather system that forms when the cold air mass dominates the warm air mass, causing interaction and rains.

Due to the inclement weather, evacuation has been ordered, classes have been suspended and flights have been cancelled today. Here are some images of the floods in Luzon:

Maguilling Bridge remains passable to all vehicles upon the inspection of Tuao Valley Cops.

The Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office is ready to distribute relief goods to the affected families and individuals in the different flooded areas in Cagayan.

Search and Rescue operation of Task Force Lingkod Cagayan Tuguegarao and Iguig station together with Rescue 1111 Tuguegarao and Rescue 22 of Enrile for a missing resident of Brgy. Maddarulug Sur, Enrile

Buntun Bridge Water Level is being monitored closely

Task Force Lingkod Cagayan Tuguegarao Station in monitoring and rescue operations of flooded residents in Riverside Tuguegarao

Photos from Cagayan Provincial Information Office.

The prevalence of various weather systems has prompted cancellation of domestic flights and classes in some areas in Luzon today.

According to PAGASA, the Tail-end of a Cold Front affects the eastern section of Northern and of Central Luzon, bringing cloudy skies with scattered rains. Meanwhile the Easterlies bring scattered rains in the eastern section of Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. The Northeast Monsoon or Hanging Amihan continues to affect the rest of Northern Luzon, causing a slight breeze.

Cagayan Valley, the Bicol Region, Aurora, Quezon, Eastern Visayas, Caraga and Davao Region will experience cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. In the rest of the country including Metro Manila, partly cloudy to cloudy skies will prevail only with isolated rain showers.

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Gale warning is also in effect in the northern seaboards of Northern Luzon where rough to very rough sea condition is expected. Fishing boats and other small seacraft are advised not to venture out, while larger vessels are alerted against big waves.

Tropical Depression “Dante” left the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) without hitting any of the country’s landmass.

At 4:00 AM today, the center of the tropical depression was estimated at 1,450 kilometers east of Tuguegarao City, Cagayan. It has maximum sustained winds of 45 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center, and gustiness of up to 60 kph, moving northeast at 20 kph.

According to PAGASA Weather Forecaster Samuel Duran, the High Pressure Area (HPA) affected the direction of the weather disturbance.

Today, the extension of a Fontal System is affecting extreme Northern Luzon. Cloudy skies with light to moderate rains and isolated thunderstorms will prevail in the province of Batanes and the Islands of Calayan and Babuyan. Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms will be experienced in Metro Manila and the rest of the country mostly in the afternoon or evening.

Two weather systems are still bringing rains in the country today.

These include the Tail-End of a Cold Front in the eastern section of Mindanao, and the Northeast Monsoon prevailing in Luzon and Visayas.

Today, cloudy skies with moderate to occasionally heavy rains and thunderstorms will be experienced in the regions of Caraga and Davao. Residents of these areas are alerted against flash floods and landslides.

Cloudy skies with light to moderate rains and isolated thunderstorms are expected in the rest of Mindanao.

In Luzon and Eastern Visayas, cloudy skies with light rains will prevail, while moderate rains are expected in Cagayan Valley and the provinces of Aurora and Quezon.

Meanwhile, partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains are expected in the rest of Visayas.

In an interview with PanahonTV, PAGASA Weather Forecaster Loriedin de la Cruz said that no weather disturbance is expected to affect the country in the next three days. However changes may still transpire, so stay tuned for updates.

Gale force winds are affecting more areas in the country as the Amihan intensifies. Due to rough to very rough seas, small seacraft and fishing boats are not advised to venture out, while larger sea vessels are alerted against big waves.

According to PAGASA, two weather systems still prevail in the Philippine Area of Responsibility today. As the Tail-End of a Cold Front affects the eastern section of Southern Luzon, the Northeast Monsoon or Amihan dominates Northern and Central Luzon.

The Cold Front is an area in the atmosphere where masses of warm and cold air converge, resulting in thunderstorms. Ordinarily, the axis of the Cold Front is in level with Taiwan or Japan. The only part that affects the Philippines is its tail end or extension. The Amihan, characterized by cold and dry air coming from Mainland China, is responsible for lower temperatures.

Ready your umbrellas because cloudy skies with light to moderate rains and isolated thunderstorms are expected in Metro Manila, Bicol, Davao, Aurora, Rizal, Laguna, Quezon and Samar.

In the Cagayan Valley Region, Cordillera and the rest of Central Luzon, cloudy skies with light rains will prevail, while partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains are expected in the rest of Luzon.

For the remaining parts of Visayas and Mindanao, partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms will be experienced.

Here’s the weather forecast in the next three days:

Gale warning remains over Northern Luzon, and the eastern seaboards of Central Luzon, Southern Luzon and Visayas. Fishing boats and other small seacraft are advised not to venture out in these areas while larger sea vessels are alerted against big waves.

As the Northeast Monsoon or Amihan prevails, affecting Northern and Central Luzon, light rains will be experienced in the regions of Cagayan, Ilocos, Cordillera and Central Luzon. Meanwhile, the Tail-End of a Cold Front will bring light to moderate rains over Bicol and Eastern Visayas, and the provinces of Quezon, Romblon and Marinduque. In the rest of our country, including Metro Manila, generally fair weather condition with a chance of localized thunderstorms is expected.

According to PAGASA, this week, including the weekend, is so far, weather disturbance-free. Updates on this will be given regularly.

Meanwhile, because of the surge of the Amihan, gale warning was raised in the eastern seaboards of Central and Southern Luzon. It will be bringing rough to very rough sea conditions with wave height up to 3.4 to 4.5 meters, enough to overturn fishing boats and other small seacraft.

With the two dominant weather systems,the Northeast monsoon (Amihan) and the Tail-end of a cold front, light to moderate rains prevail in Bicol and the provinces of Aurora, Quezon and Samar. Light rains will also be experienced in the regions of Cagayan Valley, Ilocos, Cordillera, and the rest of Central Luzon. In the next hours, fair weather is expected in the rest of the country, including Metro Manila.

Due to the winds associated with the Amihan, gale warning was raised in the seaboards of Northern Luzon, and eastern seaboards of Central and Southern Luzon, and Visayas. Fisherfolk with small seacraft should avoid venturing into the said seaboards due to the rough to very rough sea conditions.

According to PAGASA Weather Forecaster Aldczar Aurelio, the Hot and Dry Season usually begins in March and ends in May, but since the Amihan is still present in our country, this season will be put on hold for a bit. However, Aurelio added that the Amihan will slightly weaken this weekend.

As the Northeast Monsoon (Amihan) intensifies, it affects the extreme Northern Luzon, bringing light rains over Batanes, Calayan and the Babuyan Group of Islands. Meanwhile, the weather system affecting the eastern section of Northern Luzon is the Tail-End of a Cold Front. Light to moderate rains prevail over the rest of Cagayan province and Isabela. For those who are in Metro Manila and the rest of the country, good weather condition will be experienced.

And because the Amihan has slightly strengthened, PAGASA raised gale warning in the northern seaboards of Northern Luzon. For all the fisherfolk and for those with small seacraft, venturing into the said seaboards is not advisable due to the rough to very rough sea conditions.
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Even though the Amihan had weakened, gale warning was raised in the northern and eastern seaboards of Northern Luzon, with rough to very rough sea conditions in the seaboards of Batanes, Calayan, Babuyan, the northern coasts of Cagayan, and Ilocos Norte, Isabela and the eastern coast of Cagayan. Small seacraft and fishing boats in these areas are not advised to venture out into the seas.

Meanwhile, light to moderate rains and isolated thunderstorms expected to prevail in the Bicol region and Eastern Visayas, due to the effect of the Tail-End of a Cold Front. Amihan will still be bringing cold weather and light rains over Cagayan Valley Region, while good weather with isolated light rains is expected over Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon. Generally fair weather is expected in Visayas and Mindanao, but there’s a possibility of localized thunderstorms especially in the afternoon or in the evening.