Several parts of the country are more likely to experience more rainfall as a brand new weather system develops following the onset of the northeast monsoon, in accordance with the Department of Science and Technology (DOST).
“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 U. Solidum Jr. told BusinessWorld during a site visit in Bacolod City on Monday.
The onset of the northeast monsoon was declared by the DOST’s state weather bureau on Monday night and is predicted to bring cold and dry winds to most parts of the country.
The winds may interact with the nice and cozy and humid easterlies from the Pacific Ocean, forming a shear line that might cause cloudy and rainy weather in affected areas, Mr. Solidum said.
The eastern parts of the country, particularly those in northern and central Luzon, right down to the Bicol Region, are expected to experience rainy weather on account of the shear line and the results of the northeast monsoon, in accordance with the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) press briefing on Monday.
Also, throughout the northeast monsoon season, typhoons that develop toward the top of the 12 months are more likely to hit the Visayas and Mindanao on account of the presence of a high-pressure area within the northern a part of the country, PAGASA said. — Edg Adrian A. Eva