The southwest monsoon, or habagat, will continue to affect Southern Luzon and Visayas, while generally fair weather with occasional rains may prevail over Metro Manila on Sunday, Sept. 20, the state weather bureau said.
Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) weather specialist Daniel Villamil said in its 5 p.m. weather advisory that the southwest monsoon will affect the western portions of Southern Luzon and Visayas within the next three to five days.
‘Yung southwest monsoon pa rin, o habagat, ang patuloy na nakakaapekto dito sa western sections ng Southern Luzon at Visayas. So, for the next 3 to 5 days, aasahan po natin ‘yung mga mataas na tsansa ng mga kaulapan at pag-ulan sa mga nabanggit na lugar,’ he said.
(‘The southwest monsoon, or habagat, continues to affect the western sections of Southern Luzon and the Visayas. So, for the next three to five days, we can expect a high probability of cloudiness and rain in the aforementioned areas.’)
Pagasa reported that cloudy skies with scattered rains may prevail over Western Visayas, Occidental Mindoro, and Palawan on Sunday, Sept. 20, due to the effects of the habagat.
It added that Negors Island Region, Zamboanga Peninsula, and Romblon, would also be affected by isolated rains.
Meanwhile, Metro Manila and the rest of the country may experience generally fair weather with chances of rainshowers due to the localized thunderstorms.
‘Samantala, sa Metro Manila at sa lalabing bahagi ng ating bansa, magpapatuloy itong generally fair weather sa mga susunod na araw, pero may tsansa pa rin tayo ng isolated rain showers or localized,’ Villamil reported.
(‘Meanwhile, in Metro Manila and most parts of the country, generally fair weather will continue over the coming days, though there remains a chance of isolated rain showers or localized thunderstorms.’)
He added that most of Luzon may experience hot and humid weather in the morning, while localized rains by the afternoon and evening in the next coming days.
‘For most of Luzon, magpapatuloy pa rin ‘yung generally fair weather; mainit at maalinsangang panahon simula umaga hanggang sa tanghali, pero pagsapit ng late afternoon to evening, nandiyan pa rin ‘yung mga tsansa ng mga biglaan at panandaliang pag-ulan na dulot ng localized thunderstorms,’ he explained.