LPA, habagat to bring rain in eastern Mindanao, Palawan – Pagasa

MANILA, Philippines — A low pressure area (LPA) near Davao City will bring rain over the eastern portion of Mindanao on Monday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said.

Rain is also expected in Palawan and in the Kalayaan Island Group because of the southwest monsoon or “habagat,” Pagasa added.

According to Pagasa weather specialist Obet Badrina in a weather report on Sunday, the LPA was last spotted 790 km east southeast of Davao City, but is not expected to escalate into a storm over the next 24 hours.

“Kaya sa nakikita natin mukhang maliit na ang posibilidad na magkabagyo pa tayo ngayong buwan ng Mayo,” said Badrina.

(From what we can see so far, the possibility of a typhoon this May is small.)

One or two storms are then expected to enter or form in the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) in June, said Badrina.

The LPA will bring overcast skies and rain in the eastern portion of Mindanao, specifically the Caraga, Davao, and Soccsksargen regions, Pagasa said.

The rest of Mindanao, as well as the entire Visayas, meanwhile, will experience generally fair weather with possible rain in the afternoon and evening due to isolated thunderstorms.

A generally fair weather is also forecast for the rest of Luzon, with chances of rain due to thunderstorms in the afternoon until evening.

Listed below are temperature range in key cities/areas across the country for Monday:

• Metro Manila: 25 to 32 degrees Celsius
• Baguio City: 17 to 24 degrees Celsius
• Laoag City:  25 to 32 degrees Celsius
• Tuguegarao: 25 to 35 degrees Celsius
• Legazpi City: 26 to 32 degrees Celsius
• Puerto Princesa City: 24 to 32 degrees Celsius
• Tagaytay: 21 to 29 degrees Celsius
• Kalayaan Islands: 25 to 32 degrees Celsius
• Iloilo City: 25 to 33 degrees Celsius
• Cebu: 25 to 32 degrees Celsius
• Tacloban City: 25 to 31 degrees Celsius
• Cagayan De Oro City: 24 to 31 degrees Celsius
• Zamboanga City: 24 to 32 degrees Celsius
• Davao City: 24 to 33 degrees Celsius

Despite the prevailing “habagat” and the presence of an LPA, Badrina said no gale warning was raised in the country’s seaboards, as only slight to moderate sea conditions are expected.

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