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Ariel Rojas

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1788134930875HRAGTxwaMAAkfKH.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/>At 4 a.m. Monday, Pilandok was located 1,130 km east of Extreme Northern Luzon. DOST-PAGASA</div>MANILA — The southwest monsoon or Habagat will continue to affect Luzon and Western Visayas on Monday, according to PAGASA.Significant rainfall is still expected over the western sections of Northern and Central Luzon through the middle of the week:<div> </div><div>MONDAY, AUGUST 31</div><div>Heavy to intense rains (100-200 millimeters)</div>• Ilocos Norte• Ilocos Sur• La Union• Pangasinan• Abra• Benguet• Zambales• Bataan• Tarlac• Pampanga<div>Moderate to heavy rains (50-100 millimeters)</div>• Batanes• Apayao• Kalinga• Mountain Province• Ifugao• Nueva Vizcaya• Nueva Ecija• Bulacan<div> </div><div>TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 </div><div>Heavy to intense rains (100-200 millimeters)</div>• Ilocos Norte• Ilocos Sur• La Union• Abra• Benguet• Zambales• Bataan<div>Moderate to heavy rains (50-100 millimeters)</div>• Pangasinan• Batanes• Apayao• Kalinga• Mountain Province• Ifugao• Tarlac• Pampanga<div> </div><div>WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 </div><div>Heavy to intense rains (100-200 millimeters)</div>• Ilocos Norte• Ilocos Sur• Abra• Benguet<div>Moderate to heavy rains (50-100 millimeters)</div>• La Union• Pangasinan• Batanes• Apayao• Kalinga• Mountain Province• Ifugao• Zambales• Bataan• Tarlac• Pampanga<div> </div>The weather bureau warned the public of continued risk of flooding and landslides in these areas, especially those that had significant rainfall in previous days.Meanwhile, cloudy skies and scattered rains may be expected over Metro Manila and the rest of Northern and Central Luzon, as well as parts of MIMAROPA and Western Visayas.The rest of the country will continue to have warm and humid conditions, with possible isolated rain showers or thunderstorms in the afternoon or evening.Habagat is enhanced by three tropical depressions inside and outside of the Philippine area of responsibility.The first weather disturbance is Tropical Depression Pilandok, which has slightly intensified while almost stationary over the northern Philippine Sea.At 4 a.m. Monday, it was located 1,130 kilometers east of Extreme Northern Luzon.It has maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour with gustiness up to 70 kph.Pilandok may reach tropical storm strength briefly by Tuesday, September 1.It will remain far from the Philippine landmass and may exit the Philippine area of responsibility on Wednesday, September 2, while heading toward the Ryukyu Islands.The second weather disturbance is an unnamed tropical depression over the northern West Philippine Sea, southwest of Taiwan.At 3 a.m., it was located 485 kilometers west northwest of Itbayat, Batanes, outside the PAR.It packs winds of 45 kph with gusts up to 55 kph and is moving north northeastward at 15 kph.The third weather disturbance is Tropical Depression Saudel, which re-developed while over land.It was located almost 1,200 kilometers west of Extreme Northern Luzon, also at 3 a.m. Monday.It has sustained winds of 45 kph and gusts up to 75 kph, while moving southward at 15 kph.The tropical depression and Saudel will undergo a binary interaction, also known as Fujiwhara effect.Due to their proximity to each other, the two storms will rotate counterclockwise around a common midpoint.This may result in the tropical depression heading toward southeastern mainland China and Saudel intensifying into a tropical storm before following suit.PAGASA however, is not discounting the PAR re-entry of Saudel, this time via the northwestern corner, and a possible landfall over Taiwan. It will be re-assigned the local name Obet.Meanwhile, a low pressure area near Micronesia is also being monitored.It was located 3,115 kilometers east of Eastern Visayas, outside the PAR.The LPA has a medium chance of developing into a tropical cyclone in the next 24 hours, although its track remains highly uncertain.PAGASA earlier said two or three tropical cyclones may form within or enter the PAR in September.Historically, tropical cyclones in September tend to either recurve east of Taiwan or cross Northern Luzon.<div> </div><div>RELATED VIDEO</div><div><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hJpf4pqppZ4?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe> </div>

The southwest monsoon or Habagat will continue to affect Luzon and Western Visayas on Monday, according to PAGASA.

The southwest monsoon or Habagat will continue to affect Luzon and Western Visayas on Monday, according to PAGASA.

Pilandok, two other weather disturbances enhance Habagat

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Pilandok, two other weather disturbances enhance Habagat

Ariel Rojas,

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Published August 31, 2026 08:09 AM PHT

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