Pagasa: LPA outside PAR being monitored; may develop into storm

MANILA, Philippines — A low pressure area (LPA), which may develop into a tropical depression, is being monitored outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), the state weather bureau said Friday.

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said the LPA was located 1,945 kilometers east southeast of Mindanao.

While it has no direct impact on the country yet, it may develop into a tropical depression by Sunday and enter PAR on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, the shearline is seen to bring cloudy skies over the northeastern portion of Mindanao on Friday. The northeast monsoon or Amihan will persist over the Luzon region, Pagasa said.

Due to Amihan, Pagasa said cloudy skies with light rainshowers is expected over Cagayan Valley, Apayao, Kalinga, Ifugao, Mountain Province, Aurora, and Quezon.

Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon, meanwhile, will experience slightly cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers also due to northeast monsoon.

Pagasa said Eastern, Central Visayas, Northern Mindanao, and the Caraga region will experience scattered rainshowers with thunderstorms due to shearline.