Typhoon Domeng maintains strength east of Batanes

MANILA, Philippines – Typhoon Domeng (Jangmi) maintained its strength while remaining over the Philippine Sea on Sunday morning, May 31.

Domeng still has maximum sustained winds of 120 kilometers per hour and gustiness of up to 150 km/h, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) in its 11 am bulletin on Sunday.

The typhoon was already 645 kilometers east of Basco, Batanes, as of 10 am. It is moving north northwest at 15 km/h, and is expected to maintain this direction on Sunday before recurving towards Japan in the next couple of days.

While Domeng is not seen to make landfall in the Philippines, its trough or extension has been bringing scattered rain and thunderstorms to some areas. On Sunday, Central Luzon, Cagayan, and Isabela are affected. Flash floods and landslides are possible.

In addition, Domeng is enhancing the southwest monsoon, which is causing scattered rain and thunderstorms in Metro Manila, Calabarzon, Bicol, Mimaropa, Western Visayas, the Negros Island Region, Zamboanga Peninsula, and Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao on Sunday.

Rain from the enhanced southwest monsoon may be particularly heavy in these areas:

Sunday noon, May 31, to Monday noon, June 1

• Moderate to heavy rain (50-100 millimeters): Palawan, Occidental Mindoro, Antique

Monday noon, June 1, to Tuesday noon, June 2

• Moderate to heavy rain (50-100 mm): Palawan, Occidental Mindoro

Tuesday noon, June 2, to Wednesday noon, June 3

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

Floods and landslides could occur, too.

Tropical cyclone wind signals are unlikely to be raised. But the enhanced southwest monsoon and the periphery or outer bands of the typhoon will bring strong to gale-force gusts to these areas:

Sunday, May 31

• most of Visayas, Batanes, Cagayan, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Bicol, Zamboanga del Norte, Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental, Camiguin, Agusan del Norte, Dinagat Islands, Surigao del Norte, Sarangani, Davao Occidental, Davao Oriental

Monday, June 1

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

Tuesday, June 2

• Batanes, Babuyan Islands, Aurora, Bulacan, Metro Manila, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Bicol, Panay Island, Negros Occidental, Northern Samar

Moderate to rough sea conditions also persist in certain seaboards on Sunday.

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

• Seaboard of Batanes; eastern seaboards of Babuyan Islands and mainland Cagayan – waves up to 3.5 meters high
• Seaboard of Isabela; northern seaboard of Babuyan Islands – waves up to 3 meters high

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

• Remaining seaboards of Cagayan; northern and eastern seaboards of Polillo Islands and Catanduanes; northeastern seaboard of Aurora; northern seaboard of Camarines Norte – waves up to 2.5 meters high
• Remaining seaboards of Aurora; northern seaboards of Ilocos Norte and Camarines Sur; northern and eastern seaboards of Northern Samar; eastern seaboards of southern Palawan, Sorsogon, Eastern Samar, Dinagat Islands, and Davao Oriental; southern seaboard of Kalayaan Islands – waves up to 2 meters high

Domeng is likely to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Monday morning or afternoon, June 1. It is the country’s 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