PAGASA Says Habagat to Bring Rains Over Parts of the Country
PAGASA LATEST UPDATE – The state weather bureau reported that the southwest monsoon will bring scattered rain showers over parts of the country.
On Wednesday (June 19, 2024), the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration released the latest weather update in the country. The southwest monsoon will affect the country’s weather conditions.
PAGASA weather specialist Aldczar Aurelio reported that habagat will bring cloudy skies with scattered rain showers over the western sections of Southern Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.
“Ito pong Palawan, kasama ang buong Mindanao, ay aasahan po ang maulap na kalangitan na may kalat-kalat na pag-ulan,” Aurelio said.
The southwest monsoon will bring cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms over Palawan and Mindanao.
Habagat will bring partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms over Metro Manila, Western Visayas, Zambales, Bataan, Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, and the rest of Mimaropa.
“Ngayong araw, ang malaking bahagi ng Luzon, kasama ang Metro Manila, ay magiging bahagyang maulap hanggang sa maulap na kalangitan na may kasamang isolated na pag-ulan dahil sa thunderstorms,” he explained.
The localized thunderstorms will bring similar weather conditions over the remaining parts of the country.
“Sa Kabisayaan ay inaasahan ang maulap na kalangitan na may kasamang pag-ulan dahil sa thunderstorm,” he added.
The southwest monsoon will continue to prevail in the coming days.
No low-pressure area has formed in and around the Philippine area of responsibility, according to the weather agency.
PAGASA advised the residents in the affected areas to take precautionary measures for possible flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms.
Meanwhile, the coastal water condition throughout the country will be slight to moderate. The weather bureau did not raise a gale warning over any of the country’s seaboards.
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