LPA off Mindanao dissipates; ‘amihan’ brings rainshowers

The low pressure area (LPA) spotted days ago off Mindanao has already dissipated, but two weather systems remain “dominant” in some parts of the country, the state weather bureau said on Friday.

The LPA disappeared at 2 p.m. on Thursday, according to Anna Clauren, weather specialist for the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa).

For now, there are no weather disturbances that will enter the Philippine area of responsibility or outside of it in the next two to three days, Clauren said.

“Before the year ends, there is still a possibility that we may experience low pressure areas but for now, we don’t see any,” Clauren said in a phone interview.

On Saturday, Christmas Day, she said the northeast monsoon, or “amihan,” would continue to affect most parts of Luzon, especially the northernmost part, bringing partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain.

Mindanao is still affected by the intertropical convergence zone, bringing cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms in Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Dinagat Islands and Davao Oriental, according to Pagasa.