PAGASA Weather Update December 27, 2022: Shear Line Affects Visayas and the Northern Portion of Mindanao While Northeast Monsoon Affects Luzon

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) releases the latest weather update.

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Forecast Weather Conditions

A vast portion of the country continues to face bad weather conditions due to the Shear Line and Northeast Monsoon. PAGASA is also continuously monitoring if Low-Pressure Areas are developing right now. As of today, there aren’t any threats of Tropical Cyclones, but there are still chances of floods and landslides in specific areas in the country.

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The Shear Line will affect the Eastern Visayas and Caraga, bringing “cloudy skies with scattered to widespread rainshowers and thunderstorms.” It will also affect Palawan and the rest of Visayas and Mindanao, bringing “cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms.” Due to these weather conditions, “possible flooding or landslides due to heavy to intense with at times torrential rains” may occur in these areas.

On the other hand, the Northeast Monsoon continues to affect Luzon. It will bring “cloudy skies with rains” to Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, Aurora, Quezon, and Bicol Region. Residents from these areas should also prepare for “possible flash floods or landslides due to moderate to, at times, heavy rains.” As for Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon, the people residing there can expect “partly cloudy to cloudy skies with light rains.” They could rest easy today as this weather condition brings “no significant impact” in the land area.

Wind and Coastal Water Conditions

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Luzon and Visayas will experience moderate to strong winds moving to the northeast. The condition of its coastal water will remain moderate to rough (2.5 to 5.0 meters).

Mindanao can expect moderate to strong winds from the northeast to the northwest, with moderate to rough coastal water conditions (1.2 to 4.0 meters).

Temperature and Relative Humidity

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Here are the reported temperature and relative humidity in the Philippines as of December 27, 2022:

  • Max Temperature will be 28.3°C at 2:00 PM
  • Minimum Temperature will be 22.8°C at 6:00 AM
  • Max Relative Humidity is 71% at 5:00 AM
  • Minimum Relative Humidity is 52% at 2:00 PM

Philippine Cities Weather Forecast

Here are the reported weather conditions in the Philippine Cities as of December 27, 2022:

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Contact PAGASA

Should you have weather-related concerns, you may also reach PAGASA at the following contact details:

  • Facebook: @PAGASA.DOST.GOV.PH
  • Twitter: @dost_pagasa
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Contact Number: (02) 8284-0800

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