MANILA – The southwest monsoon, locally known as “habagat,” is expected to bring rain showers to many parts of the Philippines on Thursday (06 June 2024), impacting the western sections of Luzon and the Visayas, according to the weather bureau.
Monsoon rains are forecasted to cause scattered rain showers and thunderstorms in areas including Metro Manila, Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Region 4-A (Calabarzon), Region 4-B (Mimaropa), Western Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, and the provinces of Zambales, Bataan, Tarlac, Pampanga, Bulacan, Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) has warned that moderate to heavy rains in these areas could lead to flash floods or landslides.
Additionally, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) issued an advisory noting that thunderstorms, predicted by PAGASA to bring heavy rains over Negros Island, could cause lahar flows, muddy streamflows, or run-off draining from the southern slopes of Kanlaon Volcano.
Isolated rain showers due to localized thunderstorms are expected to prevail over the rest of the country. Light to moderate winds and slight to moderate seas will also be experienced across the archipelago, PAGASA reported.
(Rep. by El Amigo/MNM)
