Habagat to prevail over most parts of country

The Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) will affect Central and Southern Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, PAGASA said in its Tuesday afternoon forecast.

It is expected to cause occasional rains over Cavite, Batangas, Zambales, Bataan, Occidental Mindoro, and Palawan, and cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms in Metro Manila, Visayas, the Bicol Region, the rest of Central Luzon, CALABARZON, and MIMAROPA.

The Southwest Monsoon may also cause partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms over Mindanao.

The rest of Luzon will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to localized thunderstorms.

Flash floods or landslides may occur in some areas due to these weather conditions.

PAGASA is also monitoring a tropical depression outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR).

The tropical cyclone was seen 610 kilometers west of Iba, Zambales, as of 3 p.m. 

The cyclone had maximum sustained winds of 55 km/h and gustiness of up to 70 km/h and was moving northwest at 10 km/h.

Meanwhile, moderate to strong winds with moderate to rough waters will be observed in the western sections of Southern Luzon and Visayas, while the rest of the country will have light to moderate winds with slight to moderate coastal waters.

Sunrise in Metro Manila will be at 5:27 a.m. on Wednesday. —Jiselle Anne Casucian/VBL, GMA Integrated News