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Weather Today – July 3, 2017

‘Emong’ exits PAR, Habagat causes rains

Tropical Cyclone Emong has exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR).

Emong, the fifth bagyo of 2017, initially entered PAR as a Low Pressure Area (LPA) last Saturday. On Sunday, it gained strength and developed into a tropical depression and tropical storm. Today, the weather disturbance has further intensified into a severe tropical storm.

At 4:00 AM today, the center of Emong was estimated at 570 kilometers north-northeast of Basco, Batanes. It has maximum sustained winds of 90 kph near the center, gustiness of up to 115 kph, moving north-northwest at 30 kph towards Japan.

The good news is that Emong left the country without any direct effect. However, cloud clusters induced by the Southwest Monsoon or Habagat will bring light to moderate rain showers and thunderstorms in the Ilocos Region, MIMAROPA, Zambales, Bataan, Western Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula and Northern Mindanao. Meanwhile, partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms will prevail in remaining parts of the country.