Wet Sunday as southwest monsoon persists

WET JOURNEY. Commuters are stranded at the center island as motorists ply through gutter-deep flood along Taft Avenue in Manila on Thursday (July 13, 2023). The weather bureau said a low-pressure area and the southwest monsoon would dampen most parts of the country until the weekend. (PNA photo by Yancy Lim)

Philippine News Agency

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.

Zambales, Bataan, Occidental Mindoro, and the northern portion of Palawan will experience widespread rains.

Meanwhile, Metro Manila, Western Visayas, La Union, Pangasinan, Benguet, Tarlac, Pampanga, Bulacan, Cavite, Batangas, and the rest of Mimaropa will have occasional rains, as of the 4:00 a.m. bulletin of state weather bureau Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration.

The rest of Luzon will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms.

Mindanao and the rest of Visayas, meanwhile, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms.

Sunset is at 6:29 p.m.

Meanwhile, continuous rains this week slightly raised the water level of Angat, La Mesa, Binga, San Roque, Pantabangan, and Magat dams although they remain under the normal high level. 

Popular

PBBM leads training, distributes financial assistance to 1-K tourism workers in Aurora

By Dean Aubrey Caratiquet After his earlier engagements at the Turismo Asenso Loan Program’s (TALP) ceremony in Pasay City and the appointment of new DPWH...

PBBM appoints new DPWH chief, acting DOTr Secretary

By Dean Aubrey Caratiquet On the heels of successive developments related to an ongoing investigation of ‘ghost’ and anomalous flood control projects, which recently culminated...

Palace slams attempt against NegOr contractor, vows to dismantle espionage networks

By Dean Aubrey Caratiquet Amid consecutive developments arising from President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s revelation of ‘ghost’ and anomalous flood control projects in his 4th...

Student Beep card with 50% discount available starting Sept. 1 —DOTr

By Brian Campued The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is set to roll out white and personalized Beep cards to make commuting more convenient and more...