Partly cloudy Thursday for PH

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MANILA, Philippines – The entire country will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies on Thursday, March 27, state weather bureau PAGASA said.

In its 5 pm bulletin on Wednesday, March 26, PAGASA said the country will also experience isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms, particularly over the eastern section.

The eastern section will have moderate to occasionally rough waters as moderate to occasionally strong winds blow from the east. Elsewhere, the waters will be slight to moderate as light to moderate winds blow from the same direction.  

PAGASA also announced Wednesday the termination of the northeast monsoon which ushers in the gradual increase of daily air temperature in most parts of the country. 

This is due to the shifting of the wind direction from northeasterly to easterly caused by the northward migration  Siberian High Pressure Area and  the establishment of the Ridge of North Pacific High Pressure Area that extended to the north of the country.

“Weather conditions will be mostly hot and sunny associated with warm and humid air with isolated rainshowers and thunderstorms, particularly, over the eastern section,” PAGASA acting administrator Vicente Malano said. 

Coastal waters will be moderate to rough as strong easterly winds prevail over the eastern section of Visayas and Mindanao.

PAGASA earlier predicted that temperatures will reach 35 degrees Celsius or more starting this week. (READ: Intense summer heat starts next week)

City	Forecast		Temperature Range
Metro Manila		Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms	23°C-33°C
Tuguegarao		Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms	24°C-34°C
Laoag		Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms	24°C-33°C
Baguio		Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms	15°C-23°C
Subic/Olongapo; Clark/Angeles		Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms	23°C-33°C
Tagaytay		Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms	22°C-31°C
Legazpi		Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms	24°C-31°C
Puerto Princesa		Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms	25°C-32°C
Iloilo/Bacolod		Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms	24°C-31°C
Metro Cebu		Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms	24°C-31°C
Tacloban		Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms	24°C-30°C
Cagayan de Oro		Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms	23°C-31°C
Metro Davao		Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms	25°C-32°C
Zamboanga		Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms	26°C-33°C

– Rappler.com