Habagat continues to bring rains even after Severe Tropical Storm Wipha exits PAR

Severe Tropical Storm Wipha, internationally known as Crising, has exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility but the southwest monsoon, or habagat, will continue to bring rains.

Habagat will bring heavy to intense rains in Zambales, Bataan, and Occidental Mindoro in the next 24 hours, with warnings of possible flash floods or landslides.

Occasional rains are also expected in Metro Manila, Ilocos Region, Benguet, Tarlac, Pampanga, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Oriental Mindoro, Antique, and Iloilo.

Cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms will persist over the rest of Luzon, the rest of Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, and Caraga.

Mindanao will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms.

Residents in affected areas are warned of possible flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms.

As of Sunday afternoon, Wipha was located 935 kilometers west of extreme Northern Luzon.

In anticipation of continued rains, three dams in Luzon—Ipo, Ambuklao, and Binga—have begun releasing excess water by opening gates.