Possible flood and landslides in Mindanao due to LPA — Pagasa
MANILA, Philippines — A low pressure area (LPA) is forecast to trigger overcast skies and rain in Mindanao, which may cause flooding and landslides, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) on Tuesday.
Pagasa said the LPA is 340 kilometers southeast of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur. It is unlikely to develop into a tropical cyclone.
“Dito naman sa buong bahagi ng Mindanao ay dulot ng low pressure area, ay makakaranas tayo ng maulap na kalangitan at kalat-kalat na pag-ulan, pagkidlat at pagkulog. Itong mga ulan na ito ay posible maging malakas na pag-ulan na maaring magdulot ng mga pagbaha at pagguho ng lupa,” said Pagasa weather specialist Grace Castañeda.
(Here, the whole of Mindanao, because of the low pressure area, will experience cloudy skies and scattered rains, lightning and thunder. These rains will possibly strengthen and cause floods and landslides.)
Meanwhile, Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, and Aurora will have cloudy skies with rain due to the northeast monsoon or “amihan”, said Pagasa. The northeast monsoon will also affect Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon but without significant impact.
Article continues after this advertisementPagasa raised a gale warning over Batanes, Babuyan Islands, the northern coast of Cagayan, and Ilocos Norte due to the strongs winds of the northeast monsoon.
Fisherfolk and those with small seacrafts from these areas are warned by the state weather bureau to not go out to sea due to wave heights ranging from 2.8 to 4.5 meters.
Here is a list of weather temperatures for Tuesday, according to Pagasa:
- Metro Manila: 23 to 30 degrees Celsius
- Baguio City: 13 to 20 degrees Celsius
- Laoag City: 23 to 32 degrees Celsius
- Tuguegarao: 19 to 28 degrees Celsius
- Legazpi City: 24 to 31 degrees Celsius
- Puerto Princesa City: 24 to 32 degrees Celsius
- Tagaytay: 21 to 29 degrees Celsius
- Kalayaan Islands: 24 to 33 degrees Celsius
- Iloilo City: 25 to 31 degrees Celsius
- Cebu: 25 to 31 degrees Celsius
- Tacloban City: 25 to 32 degrees Celsius
- Cagayan De Oro City: 23 to 29 degrees Celsius
- Zamboanga City: 25 to 32 degrees Celsius
- Davao City: 23 to 31 degrees Celsius
