Pagasa: LPA-induced rain to persist over Caraga, Davao Region, Soccsksargen

By: Zacarian Sarao - 2 years ago

Weather satellite image from Pagasa’s website

MANILA, Philippines — Cloudy skies, and rain were forecast to continue over Caraga, Davao Region, and Soccsksargen on Wednesday amid the prevailing weather system of a low pressure area (LPA) within the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) near Mindanao.

According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), the LPA was last located 245 kilometers east-southeast of General Santos City. But weather specialist Obet Badrina assured the LPA was still less likely to develop into a tropical depression within the next 24 hours.

“Inaasahan pa rin natin na malaki pa rin ang tiyansa ng pagulan sa may bahagi ng Caraga, Davao Region at Soccsksargen dulot ng LPA,” said Badrina in a weather report late Tuesday afternoon.

(We still expect a high chance of rain in parts of Caraga, Davao Region, and Soccsksargen due to the LPA.)

Meanwhile, the rest of the country – Luzon, Visayas, and other areas of Mindanao – would also continue to experience generally fair weather conditions although with chances of rain in the afternoon and evening.

Pagasa then said that on Wednesday, temperature ranges in key cities/areas nationwide would be:

Metro Manila: 24 to 34 degrees Celsius
Baguio City: 16 to 25 degrees Celsius
Laoag City: 24 to 33 degrees Celsius
Tuguegarao: 25 to 35 degrees Celsius
Legazpi City: 25 to 32 degrees Celsius
Puerto Princesa City: 25 to 32 degrees Celsius
Tagaytay: 22 to 31 degrees Celsius
Kalayaan Islands: 26 to 32 degrees Celsius
Iloilo City: 25 to 33 degrees Celsius
Cebu: 25 to 32 degrees Celsius
Tacloban City: 25 to 32 degrees Celsius
Cagayan De Oro City: 24 to 31 degrees Celsius
Zamboanga City: 24 to 33 degrees Celsius
Davao City: 23 to 31 degrees Celsius

Despite the presence of LPA and ITCZ, Badrina said Pagasa is not raising any gale warning because only slight to moderate sea conditions could be expected in the country’s surrounding seaboards and in-land seas.