PAGASA Says Habagat to Affect PH Weather Condition
PAGASA LATEST UPDATE – The state weather bureau reported that the southwest monsoon will bring cloudy weather over parts of the country.
On Saturday (August 10, 2024), the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration released the latest weather update in the country. Habagat will continue to affect the country’s weather conditions.
PAGASA Weather Specialist Daniel James E. Villamil reported that Southwest Monsoon or Habagat will bring cloudy skies with rain showers over Luzon and the western sections of Visayas and Mindanao.
“Patuloy ang pag-iral ng southwest monsoon o habagat sa malaking bahagi ng Luzon at itong kanlurang bahagi ng Visayas at Mindanao. Kaya asahan natin itong maulap na kalangitan at mataas na tsansa ng kalat kalat nap ag-ulan at pagkidlat sa Western section ngating bansa,” said Villamil.
The habagat will bring cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms over the Ilocos Region, Zambales, Bataan, Occidental Mindoro, and Palawan.
The southwest monsoon will bring partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms over Metro Manila, the rest of Luzon, Western Visayas, Negros Island Region, Zamboanga Peninsula, SOCCSKSARGEN, and BARMM.
“Mas maaliwalas na panahon naman ang inaasahan sa Metro Manila at sa nalalabing bahagi ng ating bansa pero possible pa rin ang early morning thunderstorms dito sa western section ng malaking bahagi ng Luzon, Visayas at Mindanao,” he added.
The localized thunderstorms will bring partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms over the rest of the country.
The weather agency has advised the residents in the affected areas to take precautionary measures for possible flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains and severe thunderstorms.
Meanwhile, the coastal water condition over Northern Luzon will be moderate, and the remaining parts of the country will have slight to moderate surrounding sea conditions, according to PAGASA.
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