Issued at: 8AM Friday, January 22, 2021
Valid until: 8AM Saturday, January 23, 2021
FWFA: 21-022
Forecast Area | Agri-Weather | Winds | Temperature | Relative Humidity | Leaf Wetness |
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Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, Aurora and Quezon Province | Cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms | Moderate to strong from northeast to northwest – Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region; Light to moderate from east to southeast – Aurora and Quezon Province |
LOWLAND 23 - 28 UPLAND 14 - 27 | 60 - 98% | 4 - 8 HOURS |
Palawan | Cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms | Light to moderate from east to southeast | LOWLAND 23 - 32 UPLAND 21 - 30 | 60 - 98% | 4 - 8 HOURS |
Metro Manila and the rest of the country | Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers | Moderate to strong from northeast to northwest – Ilocos Region; Light to moderate from east to southeast – rest of the country | LOWLAND 23 - 32 UPLAND 20 - 30 | 45 - 95% | 0 - 4 HOURS |
Wet
Most areas of the country
Moist
Batanes, Tuguegarao, Baler, NCR, Cavite, Batangas, Puerto Princesa, Bohol, Southern Leyte, Iloilo, Tagum, Maguindanao
Dry
Ilocos Region, Zambales, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Coron, Mindoro, General Santos City
Prolonged rainfall during La Niña, can proliferate destructive grain-sucking rice-bugs (liptocorisa) which can be abundant and can attack any time, be vigilant and always inspect your rice fields and ask local agriculturist for advice if there are any. Continuous wet weather condition brought by La Niña, promotes fungal development and can cause damage to stored farm products, reduce the quality, viability and market price of the grains. Thus, it is advised to keep barns and crop storage rooms to be in good, dry, well ventilated condition. During La Niña, choose flood resistant rice varieties which are suitable in your farm or ask the advice and expertise of your local agriculturist.
IN AREAS AFFECTED BY LPA, NORTHEAST MONSOON, TAIL-END OF FRONTAL SYSTEM, AND AREAS WITH MODERATE AND WIDESPREAD RAINS AND THUNDERSTORMS
Be alert and extra careful to those living in low lying areas and near mountain slopes due to possible flooding and landslides; inspect farm houses, barns and light-built structures and make repairs; Clean creeks, canals and ditches; store harvested crops in elevated, well ventilated and covered places. Water impounding is advisable during heavy rains for future use. Construction of fishponds is favorable during the rainy days.
FOR WET (IRRIGATED) AND MOIST AREAS
Land and seedbed preparation; planting and transplanting; removal of weeds and cultivation, harvesting of matured crops, use covered vans in delivery of goods in the market; planting of fruit trees to replace the old ones.
FOR DRY (RAINFED) AREAS WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS
Watering crops during early morning and evening periods will help alleviate stress on crops. Animal housing must be well ventilated; cogon and nipa as roof materials are advisable. Sun drying of newly harvested rice and corn; watering activities or irrigation using pump.