Pagasa: LPA east of Mindanao may enter PH territory

MANILA, Philippines — A low pressure area (LPA) may enter the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) in the coming days, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Saturday morning.

Pagasa weather specialist Ezra Bulquerin said the LPA was last seen 2,350 kilometers east of Mindanao.

“Posible po itong pumasok ng Philippine area of responsibility at magdala ng pag-ulan sa eastern side ng ating bansa particularly sa area ng Caraga, Eastern Visayas at Bicol Region,” he said in an early morning weather bulletin.

(It may enter the Philippine area of responsibility and bring rain in the eastern side of the country, particularly the Caraga region, Eastern Visayas and Bicol region.)

“Posible pong dyan siya magdala ng makulimlim na panahon na may kalat-kalat na pag-ulan, pagkidlat at pagkulog,” he added.

(It may bring cloudy skies with scattered rain and thunderstorms in these areas.)

Saturday forecast

Meanwhile, the shear line and the easterlies will affect the country’s weather on Saturday.

Pagasa’s forecast showed that Cagayan Valley, Apayao, Kalinga, Ifugao, and Mountain Province will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms caused by the shear line.

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Eastern Visayas, Northern Mindanao, Caraga, Bohol, and Davao Oriental will likewise have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms due to the easterlies.

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Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms still also due to the easterlies and localized thunderstorms.

Below is the forecast temperature range in key cities or areas:

Metro Manila: 25 to 34 degrees Celsius
Baguio City: 16 to 24 degrees Celsius
Laoag City:  24 to 34 degrees Celsius
Tuguegarao: 23 to 31 degrees Celsius
Legazpi City: 25 to 32 degrees Celsius
Puerto Princesa City: 25 to 31 degrees Celsius
Tagaytay: 23 to 32 degrees Celsius
Kalayaan Islands: 25 to 32 degrees Celsius
Iloilo City: 26 to 32 degrees Celsius
Cebu: 25 to 32 degrees Celsius
Tacloban City: 24 to 31 degrees Celsius
Cagayan De Oro City: 24 to 29 degrees Celsius
Zamboanga City: 24 to 33 degrees Celsius
Davao City: 24 to 33 degrees Celsius

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