MANILA, Philippines – State weather bureau Pagasa expects generally fair weather this Wednesday over the entire archipelago, except for isolated and scattered rain showers, especially in late afternoon or evening. Weather specialist Chenel Dominguez of the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said in a 5 a.m. briefing that it has not monitored any low-pressure area inside or outside the country’s area of responsibility. She said the convergence of hot and cold air, or shear line, has been affecting the Visayas, Albay, Sorsogon, Masbate, Surigao del Norte, and Dinagat Islands, bringing cloudy skies with scattered rains and isolated thunderstorms. Meanwhile, Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, the rest of Bicol Region, Aurora, and Quezon would likely have overcast skies with light rain due to the northeast monsoon locally known as ‘amihan.’ The same weather system would bring cool, dry winds over Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon. Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rain showers would prevail in these areas, according to Pagasa. The rest of Mindanao, it added, would experience partly cloudy to overcast skies with isolated rain showers due to the localized thunderstorms.