Monsoon rains in parts of Luzon, Visayas Tuesday, Aug 13

Pagasa weather satellite image

MANILA, Philippines — Monsoon rains may be expected in portions of Luzon and Visayas on Tuesday, Aug. 13, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said.

According to the state weather agency, the southwest monsoon, locally called habagat, and cloud clusters were forecast to bring scattered rain showers specifically to Northern and Central Luzon, and Western Visayas.

A generally fair weather, meanwhile, may be anticipated for the rest of the country, Pagasa added.

“Patuloy paring umiiral ang southwest monsoon sa bahagi ng Luzon at western section ng Visayas. Meron din tayong mi-no-monitor na kaulapan kaya asahan pa rin natin ang posibilidad ng kalat kalat na pagulan sa ilang bahagi ng Northern Luzon, Central Luzon, at pati sa Extreme  Northern Luzon,” weather specialist Rhea Torres said.

(The southwest monsoon continues to prevail over parts of Luzon and the western section of Visayas. We are also monitoring cloud clusters that we are expecting to bring scattered rain showers to parts of Northern, Central, and Extreme Northern Luzon.)

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“Sa nalalabi namang bahagi ng bansa, generally fair weather conditions ang mararanasan, wala naman tayong namamataan na kaulapang posibleng magdulot ng maghapon o buong araw na pagulan,” she added.

(For the rest of the country, generally fair weather conditions will prevail since we are not monitoring any cloud formation that could cause rain throughout the day.)

On the tropical storm outside the Philippine area of responsibility, Pagasa said it will not directly affect the country as it is already moving away.

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Tropical Storm Ampil was last monitored 1,570 kilometers northeast of extreme Northern Luzon, carrying maximum sustained winds of 65 kilometers per hour (kph) with gustiness of up to 80 kph.

Ampil has no local name since it did not enter the PAR. Ampil came from Cambodia and means “tamarind,” according to Torres.

“Itong si Ampil ay malayo sa ating kalupaan hindi natin inaasaan makaapekto sa anumang bahagi ng bansa pati na rin sa mga susunod na araw,” Torres said.

(Ampil is far from the landmass and will not have any direct effect on the country even in the next few days.)