Fair weather Saturday as Super Typhoon Bavi stays outside PAR

MANILA, Philippines — Most parts of the country will experience generally fair weather on Saturday due to the easterlies as a super typhoon with international name Bavi remains outside the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR), the state weather bureau said.

According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), the cyclone was last spotted 2,985 km east of Eastern Visayas as of 3 a.m. Saturday, packing maximum sustained winds of 195 kilometers per hour (kph) and gusts of up to 240 kph while moving westward at a speed of 15 kph.

Pagasa weather specialist Veronica Torres said it has no direct effects on any part of the country as of now.

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“However, as the typhoon moves closer to the country, it may also enhance the southwest monsoon, or habagat, which could affect parts of the Philippines in the coming days,” Torres said in Pagasa’s latest weather briefing.

Meanwhile, the easterlies, or warm winds coming from the Pacific Ocean, are affecting the eastern sections of Luzon and Visayas.

As a result, Cagayan Valley, Bicol Region, Eastern Visayas, Aurora, Quezon, and Dinagat Islands will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms.

“Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon will continue to experience fair weather, although thunderstorms remain possible, especially in the afternoon and evening,” Torres added.

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Pagasa said the same condition is expected to continue until Tuesday.

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Moreover, the habagat may begin affecting parts of the country by Wednesday, bringing rains over Mimaropa and the western sections of Visayas and Mindanao. /das

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