Easterlies affect PH, end of northeast monsoon declared

According to PAGASA's latest weather forecast issued on Monday and updated for today, easterlies continue to affect most parts of the country ahead of Holy Week.

Eastern Visayas and Caraga can expect cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms due to the easterlies, potentially leading to flash floods or landslides from moderate to heavy rains on Holy Monday.

Metro Manila and most parts of Luzon will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms due to localized thunderstorms and the combined effects of Easterlies.

PAGASA officially declared the end of the northeast monsoon season on Friday, signaling the start of the dry season, commonly referred to as 'summer' in the Philippines.

Temperatures are expected to rise significantly due to El Niño, with Cagayan Valley Region temperatures reaching up to 40°C from March to May and heat indices reaching dangerous levels from April to May.