PAGASA: Habagat to bring monsoon rains over Metro Manila, 5 other areas

The Southwest Monsoon is expected to bring monsoon rains over Metro Manila, Bataan, Zambales, CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, and Western Visayas on Saturday, according to PAGASA.

In its 24-hour forecast on Friday, the weather agency warned of possible flash floods or landslides due to moderate with, at times, heavy rains.

Occasional rains may also prevail over Pangasinan, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, the rest of Central Luzon, Bicol Region, the rest of Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, BARMM, and Northern Mindanao due to the southwest monsoon and the trough of a low pressure (LPA) area.

Flash floods and landslides are also possible.

At 3 p.m. on Friday, the LPA was estimated at 455 kilometer east of Baler, Aurora.

According to GMA’s resident meteorologist Nathaniel “Mang Tani” Cruz’s report in “24 Oras,” the LPA has a high chance of intensifying into a storm in the following days as its circulation develops.

The storm will be called “Enteng.” Cruz said the LPA is already considered a storm by the Japan Meteorological Agency.

Meanwhile, the southwest monsoon and localized thunderstorms are also expected to bring partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers over the rest of Luzon and Mindanao.

Affected residents are warned of possible flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms.

Meanwhile, the PAGASA synoptic station at the Science Garden, Quezon City recorded a minimum temperature of 24°C at 6 a.m. and a maximum temperature of 31.8°C at 1:50 p.m. — Joahna Lei Casilao/RSJ, GMA News