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PAGASA predicts 'generally good weather' during the 4-day long weekend

MANILA, Philippines – It’s the perfect combination: a long weekend and a sunny weather, as the state weather bureau predicted Friday, August 17.

SUNNY WEEKEND. Satellite image as of 4:01 p.m., August 17. Courtesy of PAGASA

In a special 5-day weather outlook, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Filipinos will experience a “generally good weather condition” during the long weekend, August 18 to 21. The only catch is that isolated thunderstorms could occur in the afternoon or evening, PAGASA said. 

The southwest monsoon during this period is weak, it added. While PAGASA said it expects a shallow low pressure area (SLPA) by Sunday, August 19, east of Luzon, it does not predict a tropical cyclone. The SLPA will initiate a southwesterly wind flow over the Philippines, bringing light to moderate rain in Northern and Central Luzon, and Mindanao from August 19 to 22.

“We anticipate a generally sunny, fair weather for the long weekend ahead, the best time to resume our usual weekend activities at home or elsewhere with our family and friends. It is also the best time to do and hang the laundry, and wash off the mud and dirt that built up during the recent monsoon rain and typhoon Helen,” said Science and Technology Secretary Mario Montejo in a separate statement. 

But PAGASA reminded the public of the recent disaster that killed at least 85 and affected over 3 million Filipinos.

“Despite the generally fair weather ahead, we should constantly bear in mind that some areas in Luzon are still under flood due to the past monsoon rains. Our hearts go to our people who could not yet go back to normal living conditions and we hope that the good weather ahead will somehow help improve their situation,” PAGASA said. – Rappler.com

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