Typhoon Soudelor to enter PAR on Wednesday

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MANILA, Philippines – State weather forecasters expect the first August typhoon to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Wednesday, August 5.

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Typhoon Soudelor, currently hovering over the Pacific Ocean near Guam, is likely to enter the PAR on Wednesday morning or evening.

At 4 pm on Monday, the typhoon packed maximum sustained winds of 175 kilometers/hour (km/h) and gusts of up to 210 km/h, PAGASA Weather Specialist I Robert Badrina told Rappler.

It will be given the name “Hanna” when it enters the PAR.

However, Soudelor is not expected to make landfall in the Philippines. It will likely only pass over the country’s water bodies as it moves towards Taiwan.

The Philippines will only be affected by the typhoon’s intensification of the Southwest Monsoon or Habagat, said Badrina. 

Stronger monsoon rains are thus likely in Visayas and Mindanao on Wednesay, when the typhoon enters the PAR.

Daily forecast

In the meantime, only light to moderate rains are expected in Mindanao, Western Visayas and the province of Palawan on Tuesday, August 4.

The rest of the country will experience only isolated thunderstorms, says the PAGASA Monday evening bulletin.

Winds throughout the country will be light to moderate resulting in slight to moderate ocean waters.

City	Forecast		Temperature Range
Metro Manila		Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with rainshowers and/or thunderstorms	24°C-32°C
Tuguegarao		Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with rainshowers and/or thunderstorms	24°C-34°C
Laoag		Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with rainshowers and/or thunderstorms	24°C-33°C
Baguio		Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with rainshowers and/or thunderstorms	16°C-24°C
Subic/Olongapo; Clark/Angeles		Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with rainshowers and/or thunderstorms	25°C-32°C
Tagaytay		Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with rainshowers and/or thunderstorms	22°C-30°C
Lipa		Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with rainshowers and/or thunderstorms	24°C-33°C
Legazpi		Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with rainshowers and/or thunderstorms	24°C-33°C
Puerto Princesa		Cloudy skies with rainshowers and/or thunderstorms	25°C-32°C
Iloilo/Bacolod		Cloudy skies with rainshowers and/or thunderstorms	24°C-32°C
Metro Cebu		Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with rainshowers and/or thunderstorms	24°C-32°C
Tacloban		Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with rainshowers and/or thunderstorms	24°C-32°C
Cagayan de Oro		Cloudy skies with rainshowers and/or thunderstorms	24°C-32°C
Metro Davao		Cloudy skies with rainshowers and/or thunderstorms	25°C-32°C
Zamboanga		Cloudy skies with rainshowers and/or thunderstorms	24°C-32°C

– Rappler.com