It’s raining more frequently despite it being summer (or dry season) and that’s totally normal according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), who says this is to be expected as we approach May.
In an interview with a local news channel, PAGASA weather forecaster Samuel Duran said “Possible naman po kasi ’yang mga thunderstorms natin lalo na papasok na ang Mayo. Madalas na po ’yang thunderstorms.”
Duran, however, clarifies that this isn’t the start of wet season yet, as Southwest Monsoon or Habagat has yet to take over our weather system, adding that “warm, moist winds from the southwest causing rains over the western portion of the country” is likely to arrive in June.
PAGASA sees this as an opportunity to secure water for the National Capital Region in the coming months as frequent rains raise the water level of its main water source, Angat Dam.
As of Monday, Apr. 27, the dam’s water level is at 191.08 meters, a few meters above its 180 meters minimum operating level.
[READ: MWSS continues normal allocation of water supply until June]
The National Water Resources Board, which facilitates the supply of water from Angat to concessionaires of Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System, assures the public that there are also likely to be fewer water interruptions throughout the quarantine because of the sustained surplus in water levels.
Header photo courtesy of Grig C. Montegrande/Inquirer
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