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5 days ago
- Climate
- GMA Network
PAGASA declares start of Habagat season
The state weather bureau, PAGASA, has officially declared the start of the Habagat or southwest monsoon season in the Philippines. According to an advisory posted on Friday, the announcement was made following the persistence of low-level southwesterly winds and the Frontal System over several parts of the country, as well as the weakening of the easterlies. The Philippines may expect occasional to frequent rains and thunderstorms, especially over the western section of the country while periods of monsoon breaks may also occur. The start of Habagat may also lead to the possible onset of the rainy season within the next two weeks. In a public weather forecast on Thursday, PAGASA weather specialist Benison Estareja said the initial stage of the Habagat season had started due to the return of the Southwesterly Windflow, which prevailed over some areas of the country. 'PAGASA will continue to monitor the weather situation of the country. The public and all concerned agencies are advised to take precautionary measures against the adverse impacts of the Habagat such as floods and rain-induced landslides,' the advisory read. According to PAGASA's daily weather forecast on Friday afternoon, multiple weather systems may bring rains over several parts of the country. The Frontal System may bring cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms over Batanes, while the Southwesterly Windflow will cause cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms over Metro Manila, Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Central Luzon, the rest of Cagayan Valley, Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Occidental Mindoro. The rest of the country will be having partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to localized thunderstorms. Possible flash floods or landslides may occur in some areas as a result of said weather conditions. Meanwhile, extreme Northern Luzon may observe moderate winds with moderate coastal waters. Light to moderate winds with slight to moderate coastal waters may occur over the rest of the country. Temperatures in the country will range from a minimum of 27.2°C to a maximum of 33.2°C over the next 24 hours. Sunrise in Metro Manila will be at 5:26 a.m. on Saturday. — BAP, GMA Integrated News
GMA Network
5 days ago
- Climate
- GMA Network
Cloudy skies, rain showers over PH due to 2 weather systems
The Southwesterly Windflow affecting the western section of Luzon while the Frontal System will bring cloudy skies with scattered rains over the eastern section of Northern Luzon on Friday, PAGASA reported. Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, and Central Luzon will have cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms due to the Southwesterly Windflow with flash floods or landslides occurring due to moderate to heavy with at times intense rains. Cagayan Valley will have cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms due to the Frontal System with the possibility that flash floods or landslides will occur due to moderate to heavy with at times intense rains. Metro Manila, CALABARZON, and MIMAROPA will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms due to the Southwesterly Windflow with flash floods or landslides occurring during severe thunderstorms. The rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to localized thunderstorm with the possibility that flash floods or landslides will occur during severe thunderstorms. The northern and eastern sections of Northern Luzon will experience moderate wind speed moving in the northeast to northwest direction with moderate coastal waters. The rest of Luzon will have light to moderate wind speed moving in the southwest to west direction with slight to moderate coastal waters. Visayas and Mindanao will have light to moderate wind speed moving in the southeast to southwest direction while coastal waters will be slight to moderate. Sunrise will be at 5:26 a.m., sunset at 6:21 p.m. — BAP, GMA Integrated News
