Weather

Typhoon “Goring” has maintained its strength while approaching the Luzon Strait and will continue to enhance the southwest monsoon or “habagat,” bringing rains over some parts of the country.

Goring has weakened into a typhoon but a new tropical cyclone is likely to enter this week, the weather bureau said Monday.

Most areas in the country will experience rain showers due to the southwest monsoon or “habagat,” the weather bureau said Tuesday.

The southwest monsoon (habagat) continues to affect the western sections of Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao as of the 4:00 p.m. bulletin Sunday of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).

Southern Luzon, the Visayas and Mindanao will continue to experience the effects of the “habagat” or southwest monsoon, the weather bureau said Saturday.

A huge part of the country will experience warm weather and rain showers due to the southwest monsoon and localized thunderstorms, the weather bureau said Monday, Aug. 14.