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DEKAD NO. 15 MAY 21 - 31, 2019
PHILIPPINE AGRI-WEATHER FORECAST
The weather systems that will affect the whole country are the frontal system, easterlies, ridge of high pressure area, intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) and low pressure area (LPA).
PHILIPPINE AGRI-WEATHER FORECAST
The weather systems that will affect the whole country are the frontal system, easterlies, ridge of high pressure area, intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) and low pressure area (LPA).
DEKAD NO. 15 MAY 21 - 31, 2019
PHILIPPINE AGRI-WEATHER FORECAST
The weather systems that will affect the whole country are the frontal system, easterlies, ridge of high pressure area, intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) and low pressure area (LPA).
During the start of the forecast period, the extreme Northern Luzon will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms while the rest of the country will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers. After this, Southern Luzon, Western Visayas and Eastern Visayas will experience cloudiness with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms. The remaining portions of the archipelago will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers. During the second half of the dekad, the whole country will have good weather associated with partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers. However, Northern Luzon will experience cloudiness with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms during the latter part of the forecast period. The rest of the archipelago will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with chances of isolated rainshowers.
During the early days of the forecast period, winds from the northeast will prevail over the extreme Northern Luzon while the rest of Northern Luzon will have winds from the northeast to northwest. The rest of the country will experience winds coming from the southwest to west. Winds from the south will gradually prevail over Mindanao during the mid of the dekad while the remaining portions of the archipelago will have winds from the south to southeast. During the latter days of the ten-day forecast, Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao will have winds blowing from the east to southeast while Northern Luzon will have winds from the northeast to northwest. The rest of Luzon will experience winds coming from the east to south.
The coastal waters over extreme Northern Luzon will be moderate to occasionally rough while the rest of the archipelago will have slight to moderate seas during the start of the dekad. After this, the whole country is expected to have slight to moderate seas. During the latter days of the forecast period, Northern Luzon will gradually experience moderate to occasionally rough seas while the rest of the archipelago will have slight to moderate seas.
Weak El Niño is present in the tropical Pacific.
FARM ADVISORIES:
It is recommended that one step to successful rice production is the use of a crop calendar. A crop calendar is a picture of your rice growing season (crop production from the fallow, land preparation, crop establishment, and maintenance through harvest and storage). By using a crop calendar, farm activities are better planned and performed at the right time. It is easier to organize labor and obtain inputs such as seed and fertilizer. Better planning will decrease input costs and increase yields.
How to create a crop calendar:
· Determine the best date to plant. Determine the time the variety takes from planting to harvest (short duration, 100–120 days; medium duration, 120–140 days; long duration, 160 days or more). Most varieties take 50–55 days from panicle initiation to harvest. Mark on the calendar the date of planting and when each other operation needs to be done (plowing, weeding, fertilizing, and harvesting). Pin the calendar in a prominent place to remind you when things need to be done. *
REGIONAL AGROMETEOROLOGICAL SITUATION AND PROGNOSIS
| REGIONS |
Forecast Rainfall (mm) |
Rainy Days (0.1mm or more) |
Range Of Relative Humidity (%) |
Min- Max Tempera-ture (0C) |
Actual Soil Moisture Condition |
Crop Phenology, Situation and Farm Activities |
| REGION 1 Ilocos Region |
25 – 200 |
4 – 8 |
60 – 98 |
19 – 38 |
Moist – Ilocos Provinces; Dry – rest of the region |
Land and seedbed preparations in some irrigated fields are on-going. Planting of corn, bountiful beans, cowpea, cadios and cucumber is being done. Harvesting of mangoes, guyabano, eggplant, onions, garlic, tomatoes, upo, patola, ampalaya, chayote, papaya and leafy vegetables is also on-going. Sun drying and milling are in progress. |
| REGION 2 Cagayan Valley |
Extreme portion: 0 – 50; Rest: 25 – 150 |
4 – 8 |
65 – 100 |
18 – 38 |
Wet – Basco, Isabela; Moist – Cagayan; Dry – rest of the region |
Land and seedbed preparations in some irrigated farms are on-going. Some rice and corn are in vegetative and flowering stages. Planting of peanuts, lettuce, ampalaya, chayote, carrots and corn is being done. Harvesting of eggplant, mangoes, banana, tomatoes, radish, sincamas, cassava, onions, tobacco, watermelon, ampalaya, corn and rice is in progress. Sun drying and milling of newly harvested rice and corn are also on-going. |
| C A R (Cordillera Administra-tive Region) |
50 – 300 |
4 – 8 |
65 – 100 |
15 – 28 |
Moist |
Land and seedbed preparations in some upland rice fields are on-going. Planting of peanuts, patani, soybean, seguidillas, peas, ampalaya, chayote, sweet pepper, cowpea, cucumber, celery and squash is on-going. Harvesting of potatoes, broccoli, lettuce, cabbage, peanuts, chayote, carrots, baguio beans, tomatoes, celery, radish, pechay, mustard and cucumber is being done. |
| REGION 3 Central Luzon |
50 – 250 |
4 – 8 |
60 – 98 |
21 – 38 |
Wet – Aurora; Moist – Zambales; Dry – rest of the region |
Land and seedbed preparations in selected irrigated and rainfed farms are on-going. Some irrigated rice are in vegetative stage. Planting of seguidillas, potatoes, patani, string beans, ampalaya, eggplant, corn, cassava and sweet potatoes is in progress. Drying using mechanical dryers and milling of rice are being done. Harvesting of mangoes, papaya, tomatoes, citrus, carrots, eggplant, sincamas, ginger, garlic, string beans and peanuts is also on-going. |
| N C R National Capital Region |
50 – 250 |
4 – 8 |
60 – 90 |
27 – 36 |
Dry |
Preparation of backyard vegetable plots is on-going. Planting of spinach, chayote, lettuce, pechay and mustard is on-going. Harvesting of garden produce in some backyard areas such as spinach, mustard, pechay, lettuce and malunggay is also on-going. Watering activities continue. |
| REGION 4A CALABAR-ZON |
50 – 200 |
3 – 7 |
60 – 98 |
23 – 38 |
Moist – Rizal, Infanta; Dry – rest of the region |
Land preparation in some irrigated fields are on-going. Planting of patola, squash, batao, ginger, ampalaya, chayote, gabi and talinum is being done. Harvesting of watermelon, melon, mangoes, pineapple, patola, eggplant, papaya, lettuce, okra, mustard, pechay and tomatoes is also on-going. Dragon fruit and rambutan are in flowering and maturing stages. Drought has affected plant growth. |
| REGION 4B MIMAROPA |
50 – 200 |
3 – 7 |
55 – 95 |
21 – 38 |
Dry |
Land and seedbed preparations in some irrigated fields are on-going. Planting of sweet peas, peanuts, patani, ginger, cowpea, batao, chayote, seguidillas and ampalaya is being done. Rice and corn in irrigated and rainfed fields are in harvesting stage. Copra making is in progress. Harvesting of rice, corn, watermelon, melon, banana, papaya, cashew, tomatoes, eggplant, upo, chayote and squash is also on-going. Dry soil caused by drought has adversely affected crop growth. |
| REGION 5 Bicol Region |
50 – 200 |
3 – 7 |
60 – 98 |
24 – 38 |
Moist – Masbate; Dry – rest of the region |
Land and seedbed preparations in selected irrigated field areas are on-going. Planting of batao, cauliflower, lettuce, squash, ampalaya and sweet pepper is being done. Harvesting of rice, corn, ampalaya, eggplant, tomatoes, sincamas, pechay, upo, okra, gabi and cassava is also on-going. Watering activities for standing crops continue. Drought condition affected the growth of crops. |
| REGION 6 Western Visayas |
50 – 200 |
3 – 7 |
60 – 95 |
22 – 38 |
Dry |
Irrigated and some rainfed rice and corn are in harvesting stage. Watering activities continue. Sun drying and milling of rice and corn are on-going. Growth of crops are affected by drought. |
| REGION 7 Central Visayas |
25 – 150 |
2 – 6 |
60 – 95 |
24 – 36 |
Dry |
Irrigated rice and corn are in harvesting stage. Harvesting of rice, corn, mangoes, banana, guyabano, papaya, star apple, cabbage, celery, eggplant, chayote, potatoes and cassava is still on-going. Watering activities for standing vegetable crops continue. |
| REGION 8 Eastern Visayas |
50 – 200 |
3 – 7 |
65 – 100 |
23 – 38 |
Moist – Borongan; Dry – rest of the region |
Land and seedbed preparations in some irrigated farm areas are on-going. Irrigated and rainfed rice are in harvesting stage. Harvesting of rice, sweet corn, citrus, pineapple, mango, pechay, cabbage, potatoes, mustard, sweet potatoes, guyabano and banana is also on-going. Sun drying and milling are in progress. |
| REGION 9 Zamboanga Peninsula |
0 – 75 |
1 – 5 |
65 – 98 |
22 – 38 |
Dry |
Harvesting of durian, pomelo, guyabano, star apple, papaya, duhat, siniguelas, mango and banana is on-going. Watering activities for standing crops are also on-going. Most of the fields are affected by drought. |
| REGION 10 Northern Mindanao |
50 – 250 |
2 – 6 |
60 – 98 |
17 – 38 |
Dry |
Land and seedbed preparations in some irrigated farm areas are on-going. Planting of cauliflower, patola, squash, ampalaya, sweet pepper, chayote, spinach and pineapple is being done. Harvesting of pineapple, pomelo, papaya, banana, marang, durian, upo, guyabano, rice, corn, leafy and fruit vegetables is in progress. Sun drying and milling are also on-going. Irrigated rice and rainfed corn are in harvesting stage. |
| REGION 11 Davao Region |
50 – 250 |
2 – 6 |
65 – 98 |
19 – 38 |
Dry |
Irrigated and rainfed rice and corn are in harvesting stage. Land and seedbed preparations in some irrigated fields are on-going. Planting of cadios, monggo, soybeans, corn, peanuts, sweet potatoes, ampalaya, chayote, sweet pepper, cauliflower, lettuce, pechay, and squash is being done. Harvesting of tomatoes, eggplant, carrots, cabbage, pechay, mangoes, pineapple and pomelo is also on-going. |
| REGION 12 SOCCSK-SARGEN |
0 – 75 |
1 – 5 |
70 – 98 |
19 – 38 |
Dry |
Harvesting of cucumber, tomatoes, banana, pineapple, pomelo, pechay, lettuce, eggplant, sincamas, potatoes, irrigated rice and corn is on-going. Sun drying and milling of harvested rice and corn are also on-going. Watering activities continue. Plant growth is affected by dry spell. |
| REGION 13 CARAGA |
0 – 75 |
1 – 5 |
65 – 100 |
21 – 38 |
Moist – Surigao del Sur; Dry – rest of the region |
Land and seedbed preparation for irrigated fields continue. Planting of soybeans, corn, cadios, monggo, peanuts, sweet potatoes ampalaya, chayote, eggplant, carrots, cabbage, and pechay is being done. Harvesting of sweet potatoes, cassava, banana, star apple, papaya, corn, pineapple, tomatoes, pomelo and leafy vegetables is on-going. Watering activities are still in progress. |
| ARMM –Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao |
0 – 75 |
1 – 5 |
60 – 98 |
18 – 38 |
Dry |
Land and seedbed preparations in some irrigated farm areas are on-going. Planting of ampalaya, chayote, eggplant, soybeans, corn, cadios, monggo, peanuts, sweet potatoes, cabbage and pechay is being done. Harvesting of pomelo, banana, durian, pineapple, marang and papaya is underway. Watering activities for standing crops are in progress. Plant growth is affected by dry spell condition. |
MA. FE E. VILLAMORA
OIC, FWSS
EDNA L. JUANILLO
Chief
Climatology and Agrometeorology Division (CAD)
