MANILA – The southwest monsoon, locally known as “habagat,” will bring rain showers to many parts of the country on National Heroes’ Day, marking the conclusion of the long weekend.
According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) in their 4 a.m. weather bulletin on Monday, cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms are expected in the Visayas, Mimaropa, Bicol Region, Zamboanga Peninsula, and the provinces of Quezon, Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi.
Metro Manila and the rest of Calabarzon and Mindanao will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms. Similar conditions are expected in the rest of Luzon due to localized thunderstorms.
Meanwhile, Typhoon Shanshan remains outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility, positioned approximately 1,490 km east-northeast of extreme Northern Luzon. The typhoon carries maximum sustained winds of 140 km/h near its center, with gusts reaching up to 170 km/h, moving west-northwest at 25 km/h.
PAGASA notes that Typhoon Shanshan is not expected to affect the country’s weather directly.
Coastal waters across Northern and Central Luzon and the rest of the country will range from slight to moderate.
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