Pagasa: LPA dissipates, ‘amihan’ continues to bring rain over Luzon
The low pressure area (LPA) that affected parts of the country for days disappeared Wednesday but the northeast monsoon or “amihan” will continue to bring scattered rains over the region. (Photo courtesy of Pagasa)
MANILA, Philippines — The low pressure area (LPA) that affected parts of the country for days disappeared but the northeast monsoon or “amihan” will continue to bring scattered rains over the region, the state weather bureau said Wednesday.
The LPA dissipated on Tuesday at 10 p.m., Patrick Del Mundo, weather specialist of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said.
“Tuluyan na nag dissipate itong LPA sa may silangan ng Luzon at ito ay dumikit dito sa may shear line kung saan pumapasok ang hanging amihan or yung malamig o tuyong hanging na siyang dahilan kung bakit natunaw itong LPA,” Del Mundo said.
(The LPA located east of Luzon dissipated and attached itself to the shear line, where the northeast monsoon enters, which caused the former to dissipate.)
Del Mundo revealed that the agency monitors no LPA inside and outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) so far, adding that no tropical cyclone is expected to form by the end of the week and over the weekend.
The northeast monsoon will also continue to bring cloudy skies and rains in most parts of Luzon.
Del Mundo said the Pagasa had monitored cloud clusters in Visayas and Mindanao, which will cause rain in parts of Eastern Visayas, Caraga, and Davao region.
He said that these cloud clusters would dissipate by afternoon.
Meanwhile, the agency hoisted a gale warning in Batanes, Cagayan (including Babuyan Islands), Isabela, Aurora, Ilocos Norte, the northern coast of Quezon (including northern and eastern coast of Polillo Island, Camarines Norte, the northern coast of Camarines Sur, the northern coast of Catanduanes, Ilocos Sur, Pangasinan, La Union, and Zambales.
Below is the list of weather temperatures in the country’s key areas for Wednesday:
- Metro Manila: 22 to 30 degrees Celsius
- Baguio City: 14 to 21 degrees Celsius
- Laoag City: 23 to 29 degrees Celsius
- Tuguegarao: 20 to 25 degrees Celsius
- Legazpi City: 23 to 30 degrees Celsius
- Puerto Princesa City: 25 to 32 degrees Celsius
- Tagaytay: 21 to 29 degrees Celsius
- Kalayaan Islands: 25 to 32 degrees Celsius
- Iloilo City: 25 to 30 degrees Celsius
- Cebu: 26 to 31 degrees Celsius
- Tacloban City: 25 to 31 degrees Celsius
- Cagayan De Oro City: 24 to 30 degrees Celsius
- Zamboanga City: 23 to 33 degrees Celsius
- Davao City: 23 to 31 degrees Celsius
