Jauhn Etienne Villaruel

Malcolm Square in Baguio City on March 14, 2026, when the city logged its coldest temperature this season at 9.0°C. Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News

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Ariel Rojas

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1773792457648IMG_7028.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Malcolm Square in Baguio City on March 14, 2026, when the city logged its coldest temperature this season at 9.0°C.<em> Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span>MANILA — The northeast monsoon or Amihan continues to weaken, now only affecting the northern and central portions of Luzon, according to PAGASA.</div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/weather-traffic/2026/3/12/more-ph-areas-enjoy-cool-weather-as-amihan-prevails-1119">More PH areas enjoy cool weather as amihan prevails</a></div><p>This was after a rare March cold surge gripped the country last weekend, resulting in season low temperatures across many areas.</p><p>Cool weather may still be experienced, especially at night through early morning, in Ilocos Region, Cordillera, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, and Metro Manila.</p><p>Light rains are still expected in Batanes, Cagayan, and Isabela, the weather bureau said.</p><p>The rest of the country will be warm and dry, with possible isolated showers or thunderstorms in the afternoon.</p><p>Amihan will continuously weaken and eventually replaced by the warm and humid easterlies.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/weather-traffic/2026/3/14/amihan-season-s-coldest-la-trinidad-benguet-plunges-to-7-5-c-1036">Amihan season’s coldest: La Trinidad, Benguet plunges to 7.5°C</a></div><p>“Inaasahan nating bukas, posible na itong northeast monsoon ay umiiral na lamang dito sa may Extreme Northern Luzon kaya malaking bahagi na ng ating bansa ang makakaranas ng mainit at maalinsangan na panahon,” weather forecaster Chenel Dominguez said during the PAGASA’s morning broadcast.</p><p>(By tomorrow [Thursday], the northeast monsoon may only affect Extreme Northern Luzon so much of the country will experience warm and humid weather.)</p><p>PAGASA is yet to declare the end of the Amihan season.</p><p>Since 2010, the warm and dry season in the country has typically started during the second half of March.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><strong><br/><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xTVO0E-cIgg?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>Cool weather may still be experienced, especially at night through early morning, in Ilocos Region, Cordillera, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, and Metro Manila.</p>

Cool weather may still be experienced, especially at night through early morning, in Ilocos Region, Cordillera, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, and Metro Manila.

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Ariel Rojas,

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Published Mar 18, 2026 08:10 AM PHT

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