Habagat brings rain, thunderstorms over Batanes, Babuyan; PAGASA monitors low-pressure area

The Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) continues to affect extreme northern Luzon on Tuesday, bringing cloudy skies with isolated rain showers and thunderstorms over Batanes and Babuyan Islands, according to PAGASA.

Residents in these areas should prepare for partly cloudy to cloudy skies accompanied by isolated rain showers or thunderstorms, posing risks for flash floods or landslides due to moderate to heavy rainfall, especially in low-lying or mountainous regions.

Metro Manila and other parts of the country will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms, particularly during severe thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening, which could lead to flash floods or landslides.

PAGASA is monitoring a low-pressure area located 1,170 kilometers east-northeast of extreme northern Luzon, but it has no effect on the country and its chances of developing into a tropical depression are low.

Wind speeds across the whole country will range from light to moderate from southeast to southwest, while coastal waters nationwide will experience slight to moderate conditions ranging from 0.6 to 2.1 meters.