Habagat to bring rains across Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao

The Southwest Monsoon, locally known as Habagat, is currently affecting Luzon and is expected to bring monsoon rains across the region, according to PAGASA.

Areas including Zambales and Bataan are anticipated to experience moderate to heavy rains, with a risk of flash floods or landslides.

Metro Manila, Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, the rest of Central Luzon, and Batanes will also see cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms due to Habagat.

The remaining parts of Luzon will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms.

Localized thunderstorms are predicted for Visayas and Mindanao, with conditions ranging from partly cloudy to cloudy skies, and a possibility of flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms.

Moderate to rough seas are forecast over extreme northern Luzon, while the rest of the country will experience slight to moderate conditions.

Amid the habagat season, the heat index could peak at 46°C in ISU Echague, Isabela; and 45°C in Tuguegarao, Cagayan and Dipolog, Zamboanga del Sur.