Pagasa: LPA off Quezon not likely to intensify but will trigger rains in parts of PH
MANILA, Philippines — The low pressure area (LPA) off Quezon has a low chance of becoming a typhoon in the next 48 hours, but it will still bring overcast skies and rains to numerous parts of the country on Monday, the state weather bureau said.
The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said the LPA is currently located 635 kilometers east of Infanta, Quezon.
“Base sa ating mga data at analysis, itong low pressure area ay nanatiling mababa ang tiyansa maging bagyo sa susunod na 48 hours,” said Pagasa weather specialist Aldczar Aurelio.
(Based on our data and analysis, the low pressure area has a low chance of becoming a typhoon in the next 48 hours.)
Pagasa said the LPA is expected to bring partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms to Eastern Visayas, Dinagat Islands, Surigao Provinces, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Albay, Sorsogon, and Masbate.
The southwest monsoon or “habagat” will also bring partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms to the Mimaropa (Mindoro Occidental, Mindoro Oriental, Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan) region, Western and Central Visayas, Northern Mindanao and the Zamboanga Peninsula.
Metro Manila and the otjer parts of the country will experience a fair weather condition with partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers and thunderstorms.
No gale warning is in effect over any of the country’s seaboards.
