Most parts of Luzon, including Metro Manila, will be experiencing cloudy skies with scattered rains and isolated thunderstorms due to the convergence of the hot and cold air called shear line, the state-run weather agency said on Christmas Day.

Rains dampened the celebration of Christmas Eve in parts of Metro Manila as some parks usually crowded for Noche Buena were empty past midnight. In Jhomer Apresto's report on Unang Balita on Wednesday, there were no people in Rizal Park due to overnight rains.

While some Filipinos dreamt of a white Christmas, those in Metro Manila, CALABARZON, Bicol Region, and parts of MIMAROPA woke up to heavy rains this Wednesday due to a shear line.

Metro Manila and other parts of the country can expect a rainy and overcast Christmas Eve due to the effects of the northeast monsoon.

The Shear line will bring rains over Southern Luzon while the Northeast Monsoon (Amihan) will affect the rest of Luzon in the next 24 hours, PAGASA said Monday afternoon. In its forecast, the state weather bureau said the shear line will bring cloudy skies with scattered rains and isolated thunderstorms over Eastern Visayas,

Expect rain to continue over Luzon on Christmas Day due to the effects of the shear line and the northeast monsoon (locally known as amihan), said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa).