Pagasa declares onset of dry season in PH
Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2019 04:21:56 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — The state weather bureau on Friday declared the start of dry season in the country.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) had earlier warned the public to gear up for a longer dry season due to the prevailing weak El Niño.
The dry season signals the end of the northeast monsoon. The easterlies and ridge of high pressure area are its dominant weather systems.
Last year, the dry season started on the second week of April.
Technically, there are only two seasons in the Philippines — wet and dry. Weather forecasters don’t call it summer.
The rainy season may also be delayed because of the dry spell, Pagasa also said. /kga
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