MANILA – Extensive parts of the Philippines are expected to continue experiencing rain showers due to the southwest monsoon, locally known as ‘habagat,’ according to the weather bureau on Friday (07 June 2024).
Areas including Metro Manila, the Ilocos and Cordillera regions, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Western Visayas, the Zamboanga Peninsula, Zambales, Bataan, Tarlac, Pampanga, Bulacan, Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi will see scattered rain showers and thunderstorms.
Moderate to heavy rainfall in these regions could lead to flash floods and landslides, warned the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).
Elsewhere, isolated rain showers due to localized thunderstorms are expected to persist.
PAGASA also reported that light to moderate winds and calm to moderately rough seas will continue across the archipelago.
(el Amigo/MNM)
