The southwest monsoon, or “habagat,” may continue to bring some rains to some parts of Luzon in the next 24 hours, before it gradually weakens by the end of the week, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Thursday, Aug. 3.
PAGASA weather specialist Benison Estareja said the southwest monsoon may continue to dominate and bring rains for the next three days, but conditions may gradually improve across most of Luzon by weekend.
In the next 24 hours, occasional moderate to heavy monsoon rains may persist in Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, Zambales, and Bataan.
Meanwhile, scattered light to heavy monsoon rains and thunderstorms may affect Metro Manila, Tarlac, Bulacan, Pampanga, Nueva Ecija, Aurora, Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley, and Southern Luzon.
PAGASA warned of possible flooding or landslides in these areas.
“Sa Metro Manila, sa Friday, may mga pag-ulan pa rin pero hindi na kasing dalas noong mga nakaraang araw. Pagdating ng weekend mas maaraw na, mas mababa na ang tsansa ng mga pag-ulan. Kung may pag-ulan man ito ay sa hating-gabi hanggang sa madaling araw (Metro Manila may still experience some rains on Friday but it will not be as often as in the past few days. By the weekend, it will be sunnier, with less chance of showers. If there is any rain, it will be from midnight to early morning),” Estareja said.
The rest of the country will continue to have partly cloudy to cloudy weather with isolated rain showers or localized thunderstorms.