Typhoon Domeng exits PAR, but enhanced southwest monsoon still bringing rain

MANILA, Philippines – Typhoon Domeng (Jangmi) left the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) at 11:30 am on Monday, June 1, but it is still enhancing the southwest monsoon or habagat.

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Domeng was already 795 kilometers northeast of Itbayat, Batanes, as of 4 pm on Monday.

The typhoon is moving north towards Japan at 15 km/h, with maximum sustained winds of 120 km/h and gustiness of up to 150 km/h. At its peak, it had maximum sustained winds of 130 km/h.

Domeng did not make landfall in the Philippines and tropical cyclone wind signals were not raised, but its trough or extension brought scattered rain to parts of the country.

The typhoon also continues to enhance the southwest monsoon, which is bringing occasional rain to Zambales, Bataan, Cavite, Batangas, and Occidental Mindoro on Monday evening.

The enhanced southwest monsoon is also causing scattered rain and thunderstorms in the rest of Central Luzon, the rest of Calabarzon, the rest of Mimaropa, Metro Manila, the Ilocos Region, Bicol, and Western Visayas.

PAGASA’s latest rainfall outlook for the next 72 hours shows these may be the areas most affected by the southwest monsoon:

Monday afternoon, June 1, to Tuesday afternoon, June 2

• Moderate to heavy rain (50-100 millimeters): Zambales, Bataan, Cavite, Batangas, Occidental Mindoro

Tuesday afternoon, June 2, to Wednesday afternoon, June 3

• Moderate to heavy rain (50-100 mm): Metro Manila, Zambales, Bataan, Bulacan, Pampanga, Cavite, Batangas, Occidental Mindoro

Wednesday afternoon, June 3, to Thursday afternoon, June 4

• Moderate to heavy rain (50-100 mm): La Union, Pangasinan, Benguet, Zambales, Bataan, Tarlac, Bulacan, Pampanga

Affected areas should watch out for possible floods and landslides.

The enhanced southwest monsoon is bringing strong to gale-force gusts to these areas, too:

Monday, June 1

• Batanes, Babuyan Islands, Metro Manila, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Bicol, Panay Island, Negros Occidental

Tuesday, June 2

• Batanes, Babuyan Islands, Central Luzon, Metro Manila, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur

Wednesday, June 3

• Ilocos Region, Benguet, Isabela, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Central Luzon, Metro Manila, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Aklan, Capiz

In some of the country’s seaboards, moderate to rough conditions are expected to persist in the next 24 hours.

Up to rough seas (small vessels should not venture out to sea)

• Northern seaboard of Batanes – waves up to 3 meters high

Up to moderate seas (small vessels should take precautionary measures or avoid sailing, if possible)

• Seaboards of Isabela and Kalayaan Islands; remaining seaboard of Batanes; northern and eastern seaboards of Babuyan Islands; northeastern seaboard of Aurora; eastern seaboard of mainland Cagayan – waves up to 2.5 meters high
• Northern seaboards of Ilocos Norte, Camarines Norte, and Camarines Sur; northern and eastern seaboards of Polillo Islands, Catanduanes, and Northern Samar; eastern seaboards of Sorsogon and Eastern Samar – waves up to 2 meters high

Domeng was the Philippines’ fourth tropical cyclone for 2026, and the second for May.

PAGASA is expected to soon declare the start of the rainy season, which typically begins in the second half of May or the first half of June. – Rappler.com

المصدر: Rappler (PH)