Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon experienced cloudy skies with scattered rain showers, the state weather bureau said on Sunday, July 16.
This is due to the enhancement of the southwest monsoon or ‘habagat” caused by Severe Tropical Storm (STS) Talim.
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Weather condition forecasts in other areas
PAGASA said monsoon rains are also possible in Zambales, Bataan, Occidental Mindoro, and the northern portion of Palawan due to the southwest monsoon.
Likewise, places such as Western Visayas, La Union, Pangasinan, Pampanga, Tarlac, Romblon, and the rest of Palawan will experience occasional rains.
Moreover, caused by the southwest monsoon or localized thunderstorms, Mindanao and the rest of Visayas will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorm weather conditions.
STS Talim update
Severe Tropical Storm Talim, formerly known as “Dodong” spotted 565 kilometers (km) west-northwest of Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, or 710 km west of Basco Batanes.
In its latest update at 4 p.m., PAGASA monitored the TS with its maximum sustained winds of 95 kilometers per second (kph) and gustiness of up to 115 kph, moving 15 kph west northwestward.
Moderate to rough coastal water conditions will be experienced in Luzon and the western section of Visayas and slight to moderate for the rest of the country. (Sonny Daanoy)
