Rain showers forecast in Metro Manila, other parts of Luzon, Visayas

Pagasa weather update. GRAPHICS BY INQUIRER

MANILA, Philippines — Overcast skies and rain showers are expected in Metro Manila and other parts of Luzon and the Visayas on Tuesday due to southwest monsoon or “habagat”, according to the state weather bureau.

“Based on our satellite image, we have spotted thick cloud clusters, particularly in Southern Luzon and parts of the Visayas,” Rhea Torres, weather specialist of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), said in Filipino.

In its 4:00 a.m. update, Pagasa said Metro Manila, Mimaropa, (Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan), Cavite, Batangas, and Antique are expected to have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms.

Fair weather with partly cloudy to cloudy skies and isolated rain showers and thunderstorms is expected in the rest of the country, Pagasa added.

Torres said rain showers will likely hit several parts of the country in the coming days.

“In the coming days, we’re expecting the continuous effect of the southwest monsoon, and there is a high possibility of rainy weather,” she said.

Despite this, Pagasa is not monitoring any tropical cyclone in and around the Philippine area of responsibility.

No gale warning is in effect.