MANILA, Philippines — A Low Pressure Area (LPA) previously spotted in the vicinity of Marihatag, Surigao Del Sur dissolved early Monday morning, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa).
“’Yung binabantayan po nating LPA ay nalusaw na po kaninang 2 a.m. Sa kasalukuyan, Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) ang nakakaapekto sa buong Mindanao at Visayas. Habang easterlies naman ang umiiral sa Southern Luzon,” Pagasa weather specialist Sheilla Reyes said in a 4 a.m. weather update.
(The LPA we were monitoring dissolved at 2 a.m. Currently, the ITCZ affects the weather condition in the entire Mindanao and Visayas while easterlies prevail over Southern Luzon.)
According to Pagasa’s weather bulletin, the ITCZ will bring cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms in Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, and Northern Mindanao.
Meanwhile, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, and Bicol Region will have cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers and thunderstorms due to the easterlies.
Metro Manila and the rest of the country will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers due to localized thunderstorms, according to Pagasa.
Following are the forecast temperature range in key cities/areas:
- Metro Manila: 24 to 34 degrees Celsius
- Baguio City: 17 to 26 degrees Celsius
- Laoag City: 25 to 33 degrees Celsius
- Tuguegarao: 25 to 38 degrees Celsius
- Legazpi City: 26 to 30 degrees Celsius
- Tagaytay City: 23 to 30 degrees Celsius
- Puerto Princesa City: 26 to 32 degrees Celsius
- Iloilo: 26 to 30 degrees Celsius
- Cebu: 25 to 30 degrees Celsius
- Tacloban City: 25 to 32 degrees Celsius
- Cagayan De Oro City: 23 to 30 degrees Celsius
- Zamboanga City: 25 to 32 degrees Celsius
- Davao City: 25 to 33 degrees Celsius
No gale warning has been raised by the weather bureau.