Metro Manila temperature at 15.8° Celsius

Temperatures in Metro Manila reached a new low Sunday, going down more than one degree Celsius from Saturday's 16.9° C, PAGASA forecasters said.

PAGASA said its measurements at the Science Garden in Quezon City showed the predawn Sunday temperature at 15.8° C, radio dzBB's Rodil Vega reported.

On Saturday, PAGASA said the 16.9° C was so far the lowest temperature recorded this year.

The dzBB report quoted PAGASA forecaster Aldczar Aurelio as saying the cold weather is due to the northeast monsoon, which may continue until February.

Last Jan. 18, temperatures in the National Capital Region fell to 17.5° C.

But the record-low temperature in NCR was at 15.1 on Feb. 4, 1987 and Dec. 30, 1988.

Baguio temperature falls to 8.1 degrees Celsius

Temperature in Baguio City falls again to a new low of 8.1 degrees Celsius making it even chillier before dawn Sunday.

Radio report said that PAGASA Baguio reported that the new low was recorded at about 5:10 a.m., a week after the previous low of 9.6 degrees Celsius was noted. It added PAGASA expects temperatures to be much colder in higher areas in Benguet province such as Atok and Mankayan.

The report noted PAGASA recorded the lowest temperature in Baguio at 6.3 degrees Celsius on Jan. 19, 1961.

Earlier, PAGASA forecaster Jori Loiz said in an interview on dzBB radio that the cold weather may continue at least until late February.

Nearby areas including Benguet had also been experiencing chilly weather, with Benguet farmers worried frost may be affecting their vegetables.