Weather Today – September 3, 2017 | A slightly weaker Habagat prevails

The Southwest Monsoon, locally known as Hanging Habagat, prevails as the dominant weather system but will only affect the western section of Northern Luzon. In the next hours, cloudy skies with light to moderate rains and thunderstorms will be experienced in Ilocos Region. The rest of the country including Metro Manila will have generally fair weather condition but localized thunderstorms are still possible in the afternoon or evening.

Meanwhile, no gale warning was issued today but fisherfolk are still advised to be alert in venturing out into the seaboards of Luzon, where moderate to rough seas are expected. Coastal waters in the remaining parts of the archipelago will be slight to moderate.

In an interview with Panahon TV, PAGASA Weather Forecaster Chris Perez said a cloud cluster is being monitored outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR). It has a slim chance of developing into a Low Pressure Area (LPA) within the next 24 hours but the public is advised to keep monitoring updates and further development.

Perez added that we are already approaching the transition period, where winds shift from Southwest (Habagat) to Northwest (Amihan). Once the Amihan becomes dominant, it will bring slightly cooler weather mostly in Northern Luzon. However, temperatures may not drop to the lowest range yet because the peak of Amihan usually happens during January to February.