Two LPAs now inside PAR; cloudy skies, rain to persist in parts of PH – Pagasa
Weather satellite image from Pagasa’s website
MANILA, Philippines — Two low-pressure areas (LPAs) are currently inside the Philippine area of responsibility as a new one developed on Tuesday, state meteorologists said.
The latest LPA was last located 125 kilometers west-northwest of Puerto Princesa City while the earlier LPA was spotted 290 kilometers east of Maasin City, Southern Leyte, based on the 4 a.m. weather bulletin of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa).
The prevailing forecast showed that both LPAs are not likely to intensify into tropical cyclones.
“May panibago tayong low pressure area na namataan na nasa layong 125 kilometers west-northwest o kanuluran- hilagang kanluran naman ng Puerto Princesa City dito naman sa may bahagi ng Palawan at maliit din ‘yung tsansa na ito ay maging bagyo,” said Pagasa weather specialist Obet Badrina.
(There is a new low-pressure area spotted 125 kilometers west-northwest of Puerto Princesa and it also has a small chance of becoming a tropical cyclone).
The combined forces of the shear line and the older LPA, meanwhile, is anticipated to bring overcast skies and rain in the Bicol Region and Quezon this Tuesday, Pagasa said.
It also said that the northeast monsoon, which is locally known as amihan, is predicted to cause cloudy skies and rain over Batanes, Cagayan, and Apayao. And although the northeast monsoon is likewise affecting Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon, Pagasa noted that it would have no significant impact in these areas.
The northeast monsoon’s effects also prompted the state weather service to raise a gale warning over the coasts of Batanes, Cagayan and the Babuyan Islands, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Pangasinan, La Union, Isabela, Aurora, Northern Quezon, and Camarines Norte, as well as the northern seaboard of Camarines Sur and the northern and eastern seaboards of Catanduanes.
As for Tuesday’s temperatures in some key cities or areas nationwide, Pagasa issued the following:
- Metro Manila: 24 to 31 degrees Celsius
- Baguio City: 16 to 23 degrees Celsius
- Laoag City: 23 to 29 degrees Celsius
- Tuguegarao: 22 to 29 degrees Celsius
- Legazpi City: 24 to 30 degrees Celsius
- Puerto Princesa City: 24 to 29 degrees Celsius
- Tagaytay: 23 to 29 degrees Celsius
- Kalayaan Islands: 25 to 30 degrees Celsius
- Iloilo City: 25 to 30 degrees Celsius
- Cebu: 25 to 30 degrees Celsius
- Tacloban City: 24 to 31 degrees Celsius
- Cagayan De Oro City: 25 to 31 degrees Celsius
- Zamboanga City: 23 to 32 degrees Celsius
- Davao City: 26 to 33 degrees Celsius
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