BettyPH weakens into a severe tropical storm as it continues to move northward as Signal No. 1 remains over Batanes, PAGASA said in its latest Tropical Cyclone bulletin.
As of 4 a.m., the center of Severe Tropical Storm Betty was estimated at 505 kilometers northeast of Itbayat, Batanes packing maximum sustained winds of 110 kilometers per hour near the center, gustiness of up to 135 km/h, central pressure of 975 hPa and moving northward at the speed of 15 km/h.The forecast accumulated rainfall from tonight to tomorrow evening of 50-100 mm over La Union, Benguet, Ilocos Sur, and the southern portion of Abra.
"As Betty continues to move away from country, the Southwest Monsoon will become the dominant rain-causing system in the country within the day," the weather bureau reported.PAGASA said that if there are no significant changes in the track or extent of the tropical cyclone, the wind signal over Batanes will be lifted by noon or afternoon today.
Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon and of Visayas will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms due to the southwest monsoon and Betty with possible occurrence of flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains.
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