Habagat to persist over parts of Luzon, Visayas on Saturday

MANILA, Philippines — The southwest monsoon or habagat will continue to prevail in parts of Luzon and Visayas on Saturday and is expected to affect more areas in Luzon in the coming days, according to the state weather bureau. 

In the 5 a.m. weather forecast of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration, weather specialist Veronica Torres said that the southwest monsoon will bring rains in most parts of Luzon and the western section of Visayas.

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“The Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Oriental and Occidental Mindoro, including Metro Manila will experience cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms,” Torres said. 

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Torres also noted that more areas in Luzon may possibly be affected by the southwest monsoon in the coming days.

“If habagat’s effect strengthens over the country, expect heavier rains over the western sections of Central and Southern Luzon,” she added. 

Meanwhile, she shared that cloudy skies with chances of localized thunderstorms are expected over Visayas and Mindanao. She then said that the western portion of Visayas may experience rains in the next few days due to the habagat. 

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The state weather bureau also issued a temperature forecast for the following areas:

• Metro Manila: 25°C to 30°C
• Laoag: 27°C to 32°C
• Baguio: 18°C to 21°C
• Tagaytay: 23°C to 28°C
• Tuguegarao: 26°C to 35°C
• Kalayaan Islands: 27°C to 32°C
• Puerto Princesa: 26°C to 33°C
• Cebu: 27°C to 33°C
• Iloilo: 27°C to 33°C
• Tacloban: 27°C to 34°C
• Cagayan de Oro: 25°C to 34°C 
• Davao: 26°C to 33°C
• Zamboanga: 25°C to 34°C

LPA outside PAR

Torres also shared that the low pressure area being monitored outside the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) was last estimated 2,270 kilometers east of Extreme Northern Luzon as of 3 a.m. She said that it is moving farther from the landmass and is unlikely to enter the PAR. 

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She added that it also has a low chance of directly affecting the country and developing into a tropical depression within 24 hours. /das