LPA to bring rain and cloudy skies over Visayas, Mindanao on Monday — Pagasa
MANILA, Philippines — The trough of a low pressure area (LPA) located east of Surigao del Sur will bring overcast skies and rain over the entire Visayas and Mindanao on Monday, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa).
According to Pagasa senior weather specialist Chris Perez, the LPA was last spotted 325 kilometers east of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur.
“Magiging malawak ang maapektuhan ng trough ng low pressure area bukas, inaasahan na magiging maulap, kalat-kalat ang pagulan at pagkidlat at pagkulog sa buong Visayas at Mindanao,” said Perez.
(Expect cloudy skies, scattered rain, lightning and thunder throughout Visayas and Mindanao due to the trough of the low pressure area.)
Luzon, including Metro Manila, on the other hand, will experience generally fair weather.
“Maliban na lang dito sa may bandang Bicol region na inaasahan nating magiging maulap may pagulan at pagkidlat, pagkulog,” said Perez.
(Except here in the Bicol region where we expect it to be cloudy with rain, lightning and thunder.)
Temperature range in key cities/areas according to Pagasa for Monday:
Metro Manila: 24 to 31 degrees Celsius
Baguio City: 14 to 23 degrees Celsius
Laoag City: 22 to 31 degrees Celsius
Tuguegarao: 21 to 31 degrees Celsius
Legazpi City: 24 to 29 degrees Celsius
Puerto Princesa City: 24 to 31 degrees Celsius
Tagaytay: 21 to 29 degrees Celsius
Kalayaan Islands: 25 to 33 degrees Celsius
Iloilo City: 25 to 29 degrees Celsius
Cebu: 25 to 29 degrees Celsius
Tacloban City: 24 to 28 degrees Celsius
Cagayan De Oro City: 24 to 29 degrees Celsius
Zamboanga City: 23 to 31 degrees Celsius
Davao City: 24 to 30 degrees Celsius
Meanwhile, no gale warning is currently raised but Perez warned that rough seas will prevail over the eastern coast of Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.
