MANILA, Philippines — The southwest monsoon or habagat will affect parts of Luzon on Tuesday and is expected to continue prevailing over these areas in the next few days, according to the state weather bureau.
In the 5 a.m. weather forecast of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), weather specialist Veronica Torres said that many areas in Luzon will still experience cloudy skies with scattered rains.
“Inaasahan natin sa may Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, sa may Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, kabilang na ang Metro Manila, Cavite, Batangas, Rizal, makakaranas tayo ng makulimlim na panahon, posibleng may kalat-kalat na pag-ulan, pagkidlat, at pagkulog,” Veronica said.
(We expect that Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Metro Manila, Cavite, Batangas, and Rizal will experience overcast skies with chances of scattered rains and thunderstorms.)
She also said that partly cloudy to cloudy skies with chances of localized thunderstorms will affect the rest of Luzon. She then noted that La Union, Benguet, and Pangasinan will experience 50 to 100 millimeters of rainfall on Monday where flooding and landslides are possible.
“Asahan na sa mga susunod na araw, patuloy pa rin ang southwest monsoon sa malaking bahagi ng Luzon and by around August 29, mas humina na yung epekto ng habagat sa ating bansa pero since 3-5 days pa yan, maaari pa itong magbago,” she added.
(Expect that the southwest monsoon will continue to prevail over a huge part of Luzon and by around August 29, its effects will weaken but since it’s around 3-5 days, it may still change.)
Meanwhile, the Visayas and Mindanao remain unaffected by the southwest monsoon and are likely to see partly cloudy to cloudy skies conditions with chances of thunderstorms. Torres also said that hot and humid weather conditions are possible in the morning until noon, and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening.
No gale warning is still hoisted in any seaboards of the country.
Temperature forecast of the following areas:
- Metro Manila: 26°C to 31°C
- Laoag: 25°C to 29°C
- Baguio: 17°C to 20°C
- Tagaytay: 23°C to 29°C
- Tuguegarao: 25°C to 32°C
- Legazpi: 26°C to 33°C
- Puerto Princesa: 25°C to 32°C
- Kalayaan Islands: 25°C to 32°C
- Cebu: 26°C to 34°C
- Tacloban: 26°C to 34°C
- Cagayan de Oro: 25°C to 34°C
- Zamboanga: 25°C to 34°C
- Davao: 26°C to 34°C
Weather disturbances outside the PAR
Torres said that Typhoon Saudel (formerly Obet) was last located 1,180 kilometers east-northeast of Extreme Northern Luzon as of 3 a.m. It exited the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) on Monday, 9:30 p.m.
Torres added that as it moved northward, it may enhance the southwest monsoon.
Meanwhile, she noted that Tropical Depression Atsani was last estimated 1,760 kilometers east of Northern Luzon. As it was seen near the boundary of the PAR, its possibility of entering the PAR is not ruled out.