PAGASA: Habagat initial stage begins as southwesterly windflow returns
The initial stage of the southwest monsoon or Habagat has started with the return of the southwesterly windflow, ushering in cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms over parts of the country.
In a public weather forecast on Thursday, PAGASA weather specialist Benison Estareja said the southwesterly windflow may bring light to moderate rains and even heavy downpours.
"'Yung southwesterly windflow ito 'yung kino-consider nating paunang hanging Habagat (The southwesterly windflow is considered the initial stage of the southwest monsoon)," Estareja said.
He added, "Nagbabalik po sa ngayon 'yung tinatawag natin na southwesterly windflow o 'yun pong hangin na nanggagaling sa West Philippine Sea or sa may timog kanluran. Ang nature po ng southwesterly windflow, mga pag-ulan, mga light to moderate with at times heavy rains, at minsan mga malalakas po 'yan na maaaring magdulot ng pagbaha at pagguho ng lupa."
(The southwesterly windflow, or winds from the West Philippine Sea or the southwest, have returned. The nature of the southwesterly windflow is marked by light to moderate with at times heavy rains. Sometimes these can be strong enough to cause floods and landslides.)
The easterlies, or winds blowing from the Pacific Ocean, are no longer directly affecting the country, the weather specialist said.
According to Estareja, PAGASA has yet to monitor a storm or low pressure area in the Philippine Area of Responsibility within the coming days.
In its daily weather forecast on Thursday afternoon, PAGASA predicted the southwesterly windflow to bring cloudy conditions over parts of the country.
Cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms are expected over MIMAROPA, Western Visayas, and the Negros Island Region.
Metro Manila and the rest of the country will see partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms caused by localized thunderstorms. — Jiselle Anne C. Casucian/ VDV, GMA Integrated News
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