The southwest monsoon (habagat) continues to affect the country on Sunday, July 16, even as Tropical Storm “Dodong” is already outside the Philippine area of responsibility.
Several provinces in Luzon were placed under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 1 as Tropical Depression “Dodong” made landfall in Isabela on Friday morning, July 14, the state weather bureau reported.
The low pressure area (LPA) last tracked 295 km east of Infanta, Quezon and the southwest monsoon (habagat) will cause rains over most areas in the country, a state weather bureau forecaster said Thursday, July 13.
Cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms will be felt in large parts of Mindanao and the Visayas due to the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) affecting Mindanao and the easterlies affecting the eastern sections of Southern Luzon and the Visayas, the weather bureau said Saturday, July 8.
Most parts of the country will experience warm and humid weather due to the easterlies affecting the eastern section of the Visayas and Mindanao, the weather bureau said Friday, July 7.