MANILA, Philippines – Overcast skies and scattered rain showers due to the southwest monsoon or “habagat” will persist over most parts of the country, including Metro Manila on Monday, according to the state weather bureau.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said the southwest monsoon continues to affect the western sections of Southern Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.
“Dahil sa habagat, ngayong araw, inaasahan po natin ang maulap ang kalangitan na may kalat-kalat na pag-ulan at thunderstorms sa Metro Manila, ganoon din sa Mimaropa (Marinduque, Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Palawan, Romblon), Calabarzon (Batangas, Cavite, Laguna, Quezon, Rizal), Bicol region, Bataan, at Zambales,” Pagasa weather specialist Aldczar Aurelio said in an early morning forecast.
(Today, we’re expecting cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms in Metro Manila, Mimaropa, Bicol Region, Bataan, and Zambales due to the southwest monsoon.)
He also noted that “habagat”-induced rain showers will likewise persist over the entire Visayas.
The rest of the country, on the other hand, will encounter fair weather with chances of isolated rains due to the southwest monsoon and localized thunderstorms, according to Pagasa.
Meanwhile, the weather bureau outlined the range of temperature in the following cities and areas on Monday:
- Metro Manila — 25 to 31 degrees Celsius
- Baguio — 16 to 22 degrees Celsius
- Laoag — 25 to 32 degrees Celsius
- Tuguegarao — 24 to 33 degrees Celsius
- Legazpi — 25 to 31 degrees Celsius
- Puerto Princesa — 24 to 31 degrees Celsius
- Tagaytay — 22 to 28 degrees Celsius
- Kalayaan Islands — 25 to 31 degrees Celsius
- Iloilo — 25 to 31 degrees Celsius
- Cebu — 25 to 31 degrees Celsius
- Tacloban — 25 to 31 degrees Celsius
- Cagayan de Oro — 24 to 31 degrees Celsius
- Zamboanga — 24 to 32 degrees Celsius
- Davao — 24 to 32 degrees Celsius