Tropical Depression Dante slightly strengthens as it enhances southwest monsoon

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PAGASA says Tropical Depression Dante's maximum sustained winds increased to 55 km/h on Tuesday evening, July 22. The enhanced southwest monsoon will still trigger rain.

MANILA, Philippines – Tropical Depression Dante slightly intensified over the Philippine Sea on Tuesday evening, July 22, while still enhancing the southwest monsoon or habagat.

Dante now has maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour from the previous 45 km/h, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) in a briefing past 11 pm on Tuesday. Its gustiness is now up to 70 km/h from 55 km/h.

The tropical depression was located 1,055 kilometers east of extreme Northern Luzon at 10 pm, moving northwest at a slightly faster 25 km/h from its previous speed of 20 km/h.

There are no rainfall warnings and tropical cyclone wind signals raised due to Dante, and it is not expected to make landfall in any part of the country.

Instead, Dante will head generally northwest over the Philippine Sea until Wednesday, July 23, moving toward Japan’s Ryukyu Islands and the East China Sea. Also on Wednesday, it could intensify into a tropical storm.

The enhanced southwest monsoon, meanwhile, will still trigger moderate to torrential rain in the coming days. Here is PAGASA’s latest rainfall outlook, released at 11 pm on Tuesday:

Tuesday evening, July 22, to Wednesday evening, July 23

• Intense to torrential rain (above 200 millimeters): Zambales, Bataan, Metro Manila, Cavite, Occidental Mindoro
• Heavy to intense rain (100-200 mm): Pangasinan, Benguet, Tarlac, Pampanga, Bulacan, Batangas, Laguna, Rizal
• Moderate to heavy rain (50-100 mm): Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Abra, Nueva Vizcaya, Ifugao, Nueva Ecija, Quezon, Oriental Mindoro, Palawan, Marinduque, Romblon, Masbate, Sorsogon, Albay, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Antique, Iloilo

Wednesday evening, July 23, to Thursday evening, July 24

• Intense to torrential rain (above 200 mm): Pangasinan, Zambales, Bataan
• Heavy to intense rain (100-200 mm): La Union, Benguet, Pampanga, Bulacan, Metro Manila, Cavite, Batangas, Laguna, Rizal, Occidental Mindoro
• Moderate to heavy rain (50-100 mm): Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Abra, Ifugao, Mountain Province, Nueva Vizcaya, Tarlac, Nueva Ecija, Quezon, Oriental Mindoro, Palawan, Marinduque, Romblon, Antique

Thursday evening, July 24, to Friday evening, July 25

• Heavy to intense rain (100-200 mm): La Union, Pangasinan, Zambales, Bataan
• Moderate to heavy rain (50-100 mm): Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Apayao, Abra, Benguet, Tarlac, Pampanga, Bulacan, Metro Manila, Cavite, Batangas, Rizal, Laguna, Occidental Mindoro, Palawan, Antique

The weather bureau issued a separate impact-based warning at 7 pm on Tuesday, informing the public of a “high likelihood of significant impacts” in Metro Manila until Thursday, July 24, because of the rain and flooding.

Table from PAGASA

The southwest monsoon is also bringing strong to gale-force gusts to these areas:

Wednesday, July 23

• Ilocos Region, Zambales, Bataan, Bulacan, Metro Manila, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Visayas, Zamboanga del Norte, Misamis Occidental, Lanao del Norte, Camiguin, Dinagat Islands

Thursday, July 24

• Ilocos Region, Abra, Benguet, Central Luzon, Metro Manila, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Visayas, Zamboanga del Norte, Misamis Occidental, Lanao del Norte, Camiguin, Davao Occidental, Davao Oriental

Due to the effects of the southwest monsoon, Malacañang suspended classes in all levels and government work for Wednesday in Metro Manila and 36 provinces.

Coastal conditions will remain dangerous for small vessels in certain seaboards on Wednesday as well.

Up to rough seas (small vessels should not venture out to sea)

• Seaboards of Batanes and Kalayaan Islands; western seaboards of Zambales, Bataan, Lubang Island, Occidental Mindoro, and Calamian Islands – waves up to 3 meters high

Up to moderate seas (small vessels should take precautionary measures or avoid sailing, if possible)

• Seaboards of Babuyan Islands and Ilocos Region; southern seaboard of Bataan; western seaboards of Cavite, Batangas, and Palawan – waves up to 2.5 meters high
• Seaboards of Camarines Norte, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, and Romblon; northern and eastern seaboards of Catanduanes and Northern Samar; eastern seaboards of Albay, Sorsogon, Surigao del Sur, and Davao Oriental; western seaboard of Masbate; southern seaboard of Quezon; remaining seaboards of Batangas and Occidental Mindoro; northern seaboard of Camarines Sur – waves up to 2 meters high

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Dante is the country’s fourth tropical cyclone for 2025, and the third for July, after Typhoon Bising (Danas) and Severe Tropical Storm Crising (Wipha).

It could leave the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Thursday evening.

Aside from Dante, PAGASA continues to monitor the low pressure area (LPA) inside PAR. It was already 105 kilometers southeast of Basco, Batanes, as of 8 pm on Tuesday.

PAGASA Weather Specialist Loriedin de la Cruz-Galicia said in the late-night briefing that the LPA may move west along the Balintang Channel and by Wednesday evening or Thursday, possibly develop into a tropical cyclone. It would also enhance the southwest monsoon if it becomes a tropical cyclone.

In addition, the weather bureau is still monitoring an LPA outside PAR, located 2,615 kilometers east of Eastern Visayas at 8 pm on Tuesday.

Both LPAs still have a “medium” chance of developing into a tropical depression in the next 24 hours. – Rappler.com