Amihan cold surge drops temps in Luzon, Visayas

A northeast monsoon or amihan cold surge continues to affect most of Luzon and parts of the Visayas, causing temperatures to drop significantly on Sunday morning.

Metro Manila experienced its coldest morning this year for Amihan season, with Quezon City's Science Garden recording 20.2°C at 6:30 a.m., while Baguio City chilled at 12.8°C and La Trinidad logged 14.4°C.

Basco in Batanes recorded 15.8°C, Tanay in Rizal registered 18.4°C, Laoag City had 19.2°C, and Abucay in Bataan observed 19.8°C.

PAGASA forecasts that the cold surge will continue through midweek next week, with light rains anticipated in the eastern section of Luzon.

While these temperatures are notably low, they do not break historical records; Baguio's all-time coldest temperature was 6.3°C recorded on January 18, 1961, while Metro Manila's lowest ever was 14.5°C measured in Port Area, Manila on January 11, 1914.