Source: DOST / Pagasa
MANILA, Philippines — Rain will continue throughout most parts of the country on Friday due to the low pressure area (LPA) spotted near Surigao Del Sur, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa).
Pagasa weather specialist Raymond Ordinario in a weather report on Thursday afternoon said the LPA was last spotted 180 km east northeast of Hinatuan, Surigao Del Sur, moving within the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ).
Meanwhile, a tropical depression outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility is also currently being monitored by Pagasa, located 2,415 km east of Mindanao.
“Sa Visayas at Mindanao patuloy pa rin ang makulimlim na panahon na may kalat kalat na pagulan at pagkulog [dahil sa LPA at ITCZ],” said Ordinario.
(In Visayas and Mindanao the cloudy weather continues with widespread rain and thunder due to the LPA and ITCZ)
(Due to the LPA, skies will still be cloudy in all parts of Visayas and Mindanao tomorrow, while rains there will be weak to moderate and sometimes with strong gusts.)
The LPA’s trough will also continue to bring overcast skies and rain over parts of Luzon, specifically Quezon, Bicol Region and Mimaropa.
Cloudy skies and light rain are also forecast in parts of Northern Luzon specifically in the Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Region and Aurora.
Meanwhile, generally fair weather is forecast in Metro Manila, and the rest of Luzon but Ordinario reminded that sudden light rains are still possible.
Temperature range in key cities/areas according to Pagasa for Friday:
- Metro Manila: 25 to 32 degrees Celsius
- Baguio City: 16 to 24 degrees Celsius
- Laoag City: 26 to 33 degrees Celsius
- Tuguegarao: 22 to 30 degrees Celsius
- Legazpi City: 24 to 27 degrees Celsius
- Puerto Princesa City: 25 to 30 degrees Celsius
- Tagaytay: 22 to 28 degrees Celsius
- Kalayaan Islands: 25 to 30 degrees Celsius
- Iloilo City: 25 to 30 degrees Celsius
- Cebu: 25 to 30 degrees Celsius
- Tacloban City: 25 to 28 degrees Celsius
- Cagayan De Oro City: 24 to 29 degrees Celsius
- Zamboanga City: 24 to 30 degrees Celsius
- Davao City: 25 to 31 degrees Celsius
Gale warning also remained raised in the seaboards of Batanes, Cagayan and Babuyan Islands, and Ilocos Norte with wave heights ranging from 2.8 to 4.5 meters.
The rest of the country’s seaboards and in-land seas, on the other hand, will have moderate to rough sea conditions.
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