More rains seen, alert level up

Weather forecaster Meno Mendoza point the location of tropical depression “Henry” expected to pass in the vicinity of the Babuyan island occasional rains with gusty winds Two other low-pressure areas spotted by Pagasa

Enhanced by Tropical Depression “Henry,” the southwest monsoon will bring more rains over the country today, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).

The weather bureau issued tropical cyclone warning signal no. 1 over Batanes, northern Cagayan, Babuyan group of islands, Apayao, and Ilocos Norte due to the tropical depression.

It forecasts that these areas will experience occasional rains with gusty winds. It also warned of possible flooding and landslides due to light to moderate with occasional heavy rains in these areas.

PAGASA advised fisherfolk and those with small boats not to head out to sea due to strong winds.

As of 4 p.m., Henry was last spotted 180 kilometers east-southeast of Calayan, Cagayan and is moving west at 35 km per hour.

It is packing maximum sustained winds of 60 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 75 kph.

Henry was expected to make its landfall in the Babuyan group of islands yesterday evening and further forecast to exit the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) on Tuesday morning.

The bureau also forecast monsoon rains in Metro Manila, Zambales, Bataan, Cavite, Batangas, Mindoro, Palawan and Western Visayas in the next 24 hours. It also cautioned of possible flooding and landslides due to light to moderate to at times heavy rains in these areas.

Part of the country will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms caused by the southwest monsoon.

Meanwhile, two other low-pressure areas (LPA) were spotted around the country yesterday with one located 200 km east-southeast of Calayan, Cagayan as of 4 p.m. and the other spotted 1,070 km south of Infanta, Quezon as of 1 p.m.

The western section of Luzon will also have moderate to rough coastal waters, while extreme northern Luzon will have moderate to rough seas.

Other areas will experience slight to moderate currents.

PAGASA sees a temperature range of 16-34°C across the country until Friday.