BAGUIO CITY — Temperatures of around 9 degrees Celsius is expected in mountainous areas of Luzon in February, a weather specialist of the Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (DOST-PAGASA) bared.
Larry Esperanza, DOST-PAGASA Baguio synoptic station weather specialist, during the Cordillera Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (CDRRMC) meeting here, forecasts temperature in mountainous Luzon to range between 9.4 degrees to 26.9 degrees C.
He said the lowest expected temperature this January is around 10.2 degrees C, while it is 11.9 degrees C in March and 12.2 degrees C in April.
On Friday, PAGASA-Baguio recorded a 15-degree C temperature, higher than the previous day’s 14.4 degrees.
The lowest temperature recorded since last December is 14 degrees C, recorded on Dec. 20, 2024.
Esperanza said the temperature is affected by the shear line and the northeast monsoon.
Other weather systems seen to affect the temperate in Northern Luzon include the frontal system, low pressure area, tropical cyclones, localized thunderstorms, easterlies, ridge of high pressure areas and intertropical convergence zone.
