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The southwest monsoon, locally knows as “habagat,” is now affecting Palawan, Visayas and Mindanao. This weather system will bring light to moderate rain showers in Western Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, CARAGA and the provinces of Palawan. Aside from the rain showers, humid weather is also expected to prevail today.

The rest of Luzon, including Metro Manila, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rains or thunderstorms. PAGASA Weather Forecaster Jori Loiz said Metro Manila is not directly affected by the southwest monsoon. The rain showers, which mostly occur in the afternoon or evening, are due to thunderstorms activity.

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The southwest monsoon, locally knows as “habagat”, is now affecting Palawan, Visayas and Mindanao. This weather system will bring occasional rains in Visayas, Mindanao and the provinces of Mindoro and Palawan. Aside from the occasional rains, humid weather is also expected to prevail today.

The rest of Luzon, including Metro Manila, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rains or thunderstorms.

Meanwhile, the low pressure area (LPA) outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) has now developed into a tropical depression. With an international name “Etau,” which means storm cloud contributed by United States of America, it was located at 1,795 kms east of extreme Northern Luzon with maximum sustained winds of 55 kph moving north-northwest at 15 kph.

PAGASA Weather Forecaster Jori Loiz said Etau has a very slim chance of entering PAR.

The “ber” months are in! But before you start playing Christmas carols and putting together your holiday shopping list, know what to expect this month, weather-wise.

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Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ)

ITCZ

The ITCZ is an area in the atmosphere where winds from the Southern and Northern Hemispheres meet—a convergence that contributes to cloud formation. According to PAGASA, the axis of ITCZ is erratic so it may affect any part of the country, usually bringing cloudy skies and light to moderate rain showers.

Southwest monsoon

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Although PAGASA Weather Forecaster Chris Perez explains that September is usually the time of the year when the southwest monsoon is nearing its termination period, this weather system can still come to play this month. The southwest monsoon, locally known as “habagat”, is composed of warm and moist air that comes from the southwest direction. It causes monsoon rains or moderate to heavy rain showers that could last for days or a week. Know more about habagat through this article.

Low Pressure Area (LPA)

LPA

The LPA is an area that has lower atmospheric pressure than its surrounding locations. This is usually formed in the Pacific Ocean where most water vapor is available. LPA brings light to moderate and sometimes heavy rain showers. This could also intensify into a tropical cyclone.

Tropical Cyclone

Tropical Cyclone Classification

Tropical cyclones are the general term for bagyo, and are classified into four: Tropical Depression, Tropical Storm, Typhoon and Super Typhoon.

In September, an average of 3 to 4 tropical cyclones are expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR). Based on the forecast track, most of the cyclones will affect Central and Northern Luzon.

In September 2014, three cyclones entered the Philippine boundary:

Typhoon Luis
Typhoon Luis, with the international name Kalmaegi, made landfall in Northern Luzon. Almost 8,000 individuals were affected and displaced in Regions I, II, III, IV-A, as well as the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) and the National Capital Region (NCR).

Tropical Storm Mario
Tropical storm Mario (internationally known as Fung-Wong) made landfall in the northern tip of Cagayan. The combined effect of Mario and the southwest monsoon caused heavy rains in Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon.
More than 2 million individuals were affected in the 27 provinces of Regions I, II, III, IV-B, V, VII, CAR and NCR. 18 dead and 16 injured were reported as Mario left the Philippine Area of responsibility (PAR).

Tropical Depression Karding
Tropical depression Karding was first spotted as a low pressure area near Iba, Zambales. Karding did not make any landfall; however, it brought moderate to heavy rain showers in the western part of Luzon.

So don’t forget to arm yourselves with umbrellas and raincoats because according to PAGASA, there will be 22 days of rain this month. Minimum temperature is pegged at 24 degrees Celsius while the maximum is at 31.6 degrees Celsius.

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Within the next two to three days, the country will have good weather condition. There are no cloud cluster or any weather disturbance outside Philippine boundary, PAGASA said.

Today, only the region of Ilocos will experience rainy weather due to the southwest monsoon (habagat). Light to moderate rain showers are expected in Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Pangasinan and La Union.

The rest of the country, including Metro Manila, will only have a slim chance of rain showers.

Ineng + Habagat Rainfall Data

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PAGASA said, rain showers brought by Typhoon Ineng (Goni) and habagat over Metro Manila has only reached 144 mm. The normal rainfall data for August in Metro Manila is at 504 mm.

There will be frequent rains before the month ends, the weather bureau stated.

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Most parts of Luzon will experience rain showers due to sthe outhwest monsoon (habagat).
Pangasinan, Zambales and Bataan will have monsoon rains usually characterized by moderate to heavy rain showers.

Occasional rains will be experienced in Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon. Visayas and Mindanao will have good weather conditions; however, isolated thunderstorms are still possible, PAGASA said.

Today, the southwest monsoon remains to be the dominant weather system as Typhoon Goni (Ineng) moves farther from Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR). Know more about this weather system through this link. Understanding “HABAGAT”

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At 12 midnight, Typhoon Ineng left the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR). However, it will still enhance the southwest monsoon, locally known as habagat.

Habagat will bring monsoon rains in Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon. Light to moderate rains will be experienced in the western section of Visayas, while the rest of the country will have fair weather apart from isolated rains and thunderstorms.

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Due to Typhoon Ineng, classes are suspended in all levels in the following areas:

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Typhoon Ineng Track

At 17 kph, Ineng accelerates, moving in the north-northeast direction. It was last located at 295 kms. northeast of Basco, Batanes, while maintaining its 140 kph maximum sustained winds and gustiness of 170 kph.

PAGASA says that typhoon Ineng is expected to exit Philippine boundary tonight or tomorrow morning.

Public Storm Warning Signals are now raised in the following:

PUBLIC STORM WARNING 2 No BG

• Light to Moderate damage to high risk structures;
• Very light to light damage to medium-risk structures;
• No damage to very light damage to low risk structures

PUBLIC STORM WARNING 1 No BG

• Very light or no damage to low risk structures,
• Light damage to medium to high risk structures
• Slight damage to some houses of very light materials or makeshift structures in exposed communities. Some banana plants are tilted, a few downed and leaves are generally damaged.

Meanwhile, stormy weather with rough to very rough seas will prevail over the Batanes group of islands. Calayan and the Babuyan group of islands will experience rains with gusty winds.

An enhanced southwest monsoon will bring moderate to heavy rains, which may trigger flashfloods and landslides in Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon.

The western and central section of Visayas will have cloudy skies with light to moderate rain showers, while eastern Visayas and Mindanao will have an improved weather conditions.

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The southwest monsoon is now affecting the western section of extreme Northern Luzon. Light to moderate rains will be experienced over Batanes Group of Island.

The rest of the country, including Metro Manila, will enjoy generally fair weather though isolated rain showers due to thunderstorm activities are still possible.

Meanwhile, another weather disturbance is being monitored by the Japan Meteorological Agency. PAGASA said that this weather disturbance could intensify into a tropical cyclone. It is expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) next week and will have the same movement as cyclone Hanna’s (Saudelor).

More rains for August

rainfall amount

The month of August has an average of 504.2mm amount of rains. Based on the latest data from PAGASA, since August 1 until yesterday, 193.9mm rainfall has been recorded. Compared to last month, more rains will be experienced this month.

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The southwest monsoon locally known as habagat is now only affecting the western section of Northern Luzon. This will bring light to moderate rains over Ilocos Region.

Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy sky with isolated rains or thunderstorms.

However, in the coming days, most parts of the country will receive less rainfall due to the monsoon break. According to PAGASA Weather Forecaster Meno Mendoza, a monsoon break happens when the habagat weakens.

#WalangPasok: Classes cancelled due to water interruption

Due to Maynilad’s rotating water interruptions, some schools and universities in Manila have cancelled their classes.

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