Weather Today – August 2, 2017

Habagat dampens the country

The Typhoon with international name Noru is still outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR).

At 4:00 AM, it was located 1,595 km East Northeast of Basco, Batanes. Noru has winds of up to 165 kph and gustiness of 205 kph, moving northwest at 13 kph. It is expected to hit the landmass of Southern Japan.

Although the weather disturbance had no direct effect on the country, it intensified the Southwest Monsoon or Habagat that is now affecting the western section of the country.

Today, cloudy skies with light to moderate rains and thunderstorms will be experienced in Metro Manila and the regions of Ilocos, Cordillera, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Bicol, Eastern and Central Visayas, Caraga and Zamboanga Peninsula. Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorm will prevail over in the rest of the country.

The rainy weather has also prompted the cancellation of classes in some areas. LIST: bit.ly/2uTwl2a