PAGASA VIRAC SAYS recent rains (top photo) are brought by the easterlies interacting with remnants of the northeast monsoon and causing the formation of rainclouds and localized thunderstorms. However, the dry spell is still in effect, with the irrigation canal (bottom photo) left with less than an inch of stagnant water two days after the heavy rains in Virac. PAGASA chief meteorological officer Juan Pantino Jr. disclosed that the March 22 precipitation dumped 46 mm of rain in the capital town.
