Not a laundry day: Habagat to bring overcast skies, thunderstorms likely

Monday may not be a good day to do laundry, according to weather bureau PAGASA, as the southwest monsoon brings overcast skies over Metro Manila and other parts of the country, with possible thunderstorms in the afternoon.

“Most likely mararamdaman natin ang epekto ng southwest monsoon. Buong araw posible ang makulimlim na panahon pero may break tayo bandang tanghali. Mataas ang tsansa ng thunderstorm pagdating po sa hapon,” PAGASA weather forecaster Rhea Torres said in a DZMM interview.

In its 4 a.m. weather bulletin, PAGASA said the following areas will experience cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms:

Metro Manila 

CALABARZON

BARMM

SOCCSKSARGEN

Davao Region

Pangasinan

Zambales

Bataan

Occidental Mindoro

Palawan

The weather bureau is monitoring a tropical depression near extreme Northern Luzon but noted it is unlikely the weather disturbance will enter the Philippines’ area of responsibility.

Located 2,495 kilometers northeast of extreme Northern Luzon, the tropical depression is packing 55 kph winds and gusts of up to 70 kph.