Metro Manila, several Luzon provinces still face heavy rain from southwest monsoon

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PAGASA is also monitoring a new low pressure area inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility, located near the PAR eastern boundary as of 3 am on Monday, July 21

MANILA, Philippines – Floods and landslides remain possible in Metro Manila and at least six provinces in Luzon still experiencing moderate to heavy rain due to the southwest monsoon or habagat on Monday, July 21.

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) provided an updated rainfall outlook for the southwest monsoon at 5 am on Monday, covering the next three days:

Monday, July 21

• Moderate to heavy rain (50-100 millimeters): Metro Manila, Pangasinan, Zambales, Bataan, Cavite, Batangas, Occidental Mindoro

Tuesday, July 22

• Heavy to intense rain (100-200 mm): Zambales, Bataan, Occidental Mindoro
• Moderate to heavy rain (50-100 mm): Metro Manila, Pangasinan, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Tarlac, Pampanga, Bulacan, Cavite, Batangas, Rizal, Antique, Iloilo, Guimaras, Negros Occidental

Wednesday, July 23

• Heavy to intense rain (100-200 mm): Zambales, Bataan, Occidental Mindoro
• Moderate to heavy rain (50-100 mm): Metro Manila, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, Abra, Benguet, Tarlac, Pampanga, Bulacan, Cavite, Batangas, Rizal, Laguna, Quezon, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Masbate, Sorsogon, Albay, Camarines Sur, Aklan, Antique

On Monday, the rest of the Ilocos Region, Benguet, Tarlac, Pampanga, Bulacan, Laguna, Rizal, and Oriental Mindoro will have occasional rain, while remaining areas in Luzon, the entire Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, and Northern Mindanao can expect scattered rain and thunderstorms, still because of the southwest monsoon.

The rest of Mindanao will also be affected by the southwest monsoon on Monday but will only have isolated rain showers or thunderstorms.

Meanwhile, a new low pressure area (LPA) formed along the eastern boundary of the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Sunday evening, July 20.

As of 3 am on Monday, the LPA was located 1,140 kilometers east of southeastern Luzon, inside PAR.

It is not affecting any part of the country, and currently has a low chance of developing into a tropical depression.

PAGASA Weather Specialist Daniel James Villamil said in an early Monday morning briefing that the LPA may move generally northwest and north in the coming days, which means it would stay far from Philippine landmass.

The weather bureau earlier estimated two or three tropical cyclones could develop within or enter PAR in July. There have been two, so far, during the month: Typhoon Bising (Danas) and Severe Tropical Storm Crising (Wipha). – Rappler.com