Isolated heavy rains in MM until Tuesday

MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) yesterday said isolated heavy rains in Metro Manila may continue until Tuesday. 

“We could expect isolated rainfall and in some instances it would be heavy rains,” said weather forecaster Samuel Duran.

According to the rainfall data gathered by their Science Garded station in Diliman, Quezon City, rainfall in some parts of Metro Manila yesterday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. was recorded at 36 millimeters.

“If the rainfall is greater than 7.5 millimeters within an hour, it would be considered as heavy rains,” said Duran. 

As of 2 p.m. yesterday, a shallow low-pressure area was estimated to be 330 kilometers east northeast of Borongan, Eastern Samar. It is embedded along the intertropical convergence zone.

The country will experience mostly cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms becoming cloudy with widespread rains over the eastern part of Luzon, Visayas and Northeastern Mindanao that could trigger flashfloods and landslides.

Moderate to strong winds blowing from the east will prevail over Luzon. Winds coming from the southwest to southeast blowing over Eastern Visayas will render coastal waters along these areas moderate to rough.

Elsewhere, winds would be light or moderate blowing from the southwest to southeast with slight to moderate seas.