Pagasa: Habagat to continue bringing rains but expected to weaken

MANILA, Philippines — The southwest monsoon or habagat will continue to persist in some parts of Luzon on Tuesday while it is forecast to weaken in the next coming days, according to the state weather bureau on Tuesday. 

In the 5 a.m. weather forecast of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), weather specialist Chenel Dominguez said that concentrated rainfall is expected in the western section of the country. 

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“Dito sa Luzon, inaasahan pa rin yung pabugso-bugsong malakas na pag-ulan dulot ng habagat dito sa may Zambales, Bataan, at Occidental Mindoro (Here in Luzon, we still expect heavy rains due to habagat over Zambales, Bataan, and Occidental Mindoro),” Dominguez said. 

Based on the 24-hour heavy rainfall outlook, Dominguez noted that the three areas are forecast to experience 100 to 200 millimeters of rainfall on Tuesday, where she warned of possible flooding and landslides. 

She also said that Metro Manila, Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon), a huge portion of Central Luzon, Benguet, Pangasinan, and Camarines Norte will experience cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers while improving weather conditions are expected for the rest of Luzon. 

Dominguez added that habagat will still bring rains over Palawan but fair weather conditions with chances of localized thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening are possible for Visayas and Mindanao. 

“Sa mga susunod na araw, inaasahan na patuloy na hihina ang habagat at ang epekto nito at makakaranas na rin sa malaking bahagi ng bansa ng maaliwalas na panahon (In the coming days, we expect that habagat will continue to weaken and a huge part of the country will experience fair weather conditions),” she expressed. 

Meanwhile, no gale warning is raised in any seaboards of the country.

LPA outside PAR

Dominguez shared that the Pagasa continues to monitor Tropical Storm Peilou outside the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR). It was last estimated 3,355 kilometers east of Extreme Northern Luzon as it was moving east-northeastward at 25 kilometers per hour.

However, she said that the tropical storm has a low chance of entering PAR and having direct impact in any parts of the country.  /mr