Maymay weakens into LPA; Dolphin enhances southwest monsoon

MANILA, Philippines – Tropical Depression Maymay (Kujira) weakened into a low pressure area (LPA) while over the Philippine Sea at 2 am on Friday, August 7. The LPA that used to be Maymay is moving east at a very fast 40 kilometers per hour (km/h), said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) in a bulletin issued at 5 am. Maymay was the Philippines’ 13th tropical cyclone for 2026, and the second for August, coming shortly after Tropical Depression Luis. It developed off La Union last Tuesday, August 4. At its peak, Maymay was a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 75 km/h. It made landfall at this intensity in Magsingal, Ilocos Sur, on Thursday, August 6, then proceeded to cross Northern Luzon, where it eventually weakened into a tropical depression over Abra. There were no more rainfall warnings due to the LPA or remnant low as of 5 am on Friday. In the past couple of days, Maymay brought moderate to torrential rain to Northern Luzon and Central Luzon, causing floods and landslides. For winds, Signal No. 1 was already lifted at 11 pm on Thursday as Maymay moved away from Northern Luzon. The highest tropical cyclone wind signal raised was Signal No. 2. According to PAGASA, the remnant low will be fully absorbed into the circulation of Typhoon Dolphin, the tropical cyclone outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), in the next few hours. PAGASA Weather Specialist Obet Badrina said in an early Friday briefing that Dolphin is no longer seen to enter PAR. As of 3 am, the typhoon was located 1,095 kilometers northeast of extreme Northern Luzon, moving west northwest towards China at 20 km/h. Dolphin slightly weakened, with its maximum sustained winds decreasing from 150 km/h to 140 km/h. Its gustiness also eased from 185 km/h to 170 km/h. While the typhoon will stay outside PAR, it is enhancing the southwest monsoon or habagat, which is affecting the entire Luzon and Western Visayas on Friday. Over the next three days, these areas may be most affected: Friday, August 7 Heavy to intense rain (100-200 millimeters): Zambales, Bataan, Occidental Mindoro Moderate to heavy rain (50-100 mm): Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, Abra, Benguet, Tarlac, Pampanga, Bulacan, Metro Manila, Cavite, Batangas, Antique Saturday, August 8 Heavy to intense rain (100-200 mm): Ilocos Sur, La Union, Abra, Benguet, Zambales, Bataan, Occidental Mindoro Moderate to heavy rain (50-100 mm): Ilocos Norte, Pangasinan, Apayao, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Nueva Vizcaya, Tarlac, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Bulacan, Metro Manila, Cavite, Batangas Sunday, August 9 Heavy to intense rain (100-200 mm): Ilocos Sur, La Union, Abra, Benguet, Zambales Moderate to heavy rain (50-100 mm): Ilocos Norte, Pangasinan, Apayao, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Nueva Vizcaya, Tarlac, Nueva Ecija, Bataan, Pampanga, Occidental Mindoro Floods and landslides remain likely. The enhanced southwest monsoon also continues to bring strong to gale-force gusts to most of the country. Must Read [Walang Pasok] Class suspensions, Friday, August 7, 2026 PAGASA added that moderate to very rough conditions persist in various seaboards on Friday. Up to very rough seas (travel is risky for all vessels) Seaboard of Batanes – waves up to 4.5 meters high Up to rough seas (small vessels should not venture out to sea) Seaboard of Babuyan Islands; northeastern seaboard of mainland Cagayan – waves up to 4 meters high Eastern seaboard of Davao Oriental – waves up to 3.5 meters high Seaboards of Isabela and northeastern Aurora; northern seaboards of Ilocos Norte, Camarines Norte, and Camarines Sur; eastern seaboards of Polillo Islands, Catanduanes, and Northern Samar; remaining seaboard of mainland Cagayan – waves up to 3 meters high Up to moderate seas (small vessels should take precautionary measures or avoid sailing, if possible) Seaboards of Zambales, Lubang Islands, Kalayaan Islands, and Surigao del Sur; western seaboards of Pangasinan, Bataan, Cavite, Batangas, Occidental Mindoro, Calamian Islands, and northern mainland Palawan; eastern seaboards of Albay, Sorsogon, Eastern Samar, Dinagat Islands, and Siargao-Bucas Grande Islands; remaining seaboards of Aurora and Camarines Norte; northern seaboard of Polillo Islands – waves up to 2.5 meters high Seaboards of Ilocos Sur, La Union, Romblon, Masbate, Cuyo Islands, Cagayancillo Islands, Antique including Caluya Islands, Camiguin, Davao de Oro, Davao del Norte, Davao City, Davao del Sur, and Davao Occidental; western seaboards of mainland Palawan and Negros Occidental; southern seaboards of Quezon, Marinduque, Iloilo, Guimaras, Negros Oriental, Bohol, Southern Leyte, and Siquijor; northern seaboards of Cebu, Biliran, northwestern Leyte, and Misamis Oriental; remaining seaboards of Ilocos Norte, Pangasinan, Batangas, Occidental Mindoro, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Albay, Sorsogon, Northern Samar, and Davao Oriental – waves up to 2 meters high PAGASA earlier said two to four tropical cyclones could develop within or enter PAR in August. – Rappler.com