The Manila Times
MANILA, Philippines – The ridge or extension of the high-pressure area (HPA) has been extending over areas in Central and Northern Luzon, where there would be less cloud and thunderstorm in the next 24 hours, the state-run weather agency said on Sunday. Meanwhile, Metro Manila and the rest of the country would likely have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to the localized thunderstorms, weather specialist Veronica Torres said. In its 5 a.m. briefing, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said it has not monitored any weather disturbance forming inside or outside the country's area of responsibility in the coming days. Generally, most parts of the country would experience hot and humid weather throughout the day except for isolated downpours late in the afternoon or evening, the Pagasa forecaster said. According to Pagasa, a ridge of HPA is an “elongated region of sinking, cool, and dry air that acts as an atmospheric cap, bringing fair, sunny, and hot weather with light winds.” Meanwhile, it said that a localized thunderstorm refers to a “small-scale, short-lived weather system that brings isolated heavy rains, lightning, thunder, and gusty winds usually occurring over a specific, small area.”
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