The southwest monsoon or “habagat” will continue to bring cloudy skies and scattered rains over the western section of the country, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Sunday morning, June 4. (MB Visual Content Group)
PAGASA Weather Specialist Grace Castañeda, in a public weather forecast, said the weather system is particularly affecting the western section of Central Luzon and Visayas. “Magdudulot ito ng maulap na kalangitan at kalat-kalat na pag-ulan dito sa western section ng Central at Southern Luzon so pag-iingat pa rin po para sa ating mga kababayan d’yan (This will cause cloudy skies and scattered rains here in the western section of Central and Southern Luzon, so we are reminding the public to be vigilant and cautious),” Castañeda. These areas include Zambales, Bataan, Cavite, Batangas, Oriental Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro, and northern Palawan including Calamian and Kalayaan Islands. Metro Manila and the rest of the country may expect generally fair weather with chances of isolated rains due to the combined effects of the southwest monsoon and localized thunderstorms. “Samantala, wala tayong minomonitor na sama ng panahon maaaring magkaroon ng direct effect sa ating bansa (Meanwhile, we are not monitoring any weather disturbance that could have a direct effect on our country),” Castañeda said. PAGASA, however, is closely observing a cloud cluster outside the Philippine area of responsibility east of Visayas and Mindanao as it may develop into a low pressure area (LPA) in the next few days.