MANILA, Philippines — No tropical cyclones are expected in and around the Philippine area of responsibility until the weekend, the state weather bureau said on Wednesday.
“We have not monitored a low pressure area or tropical cyclone that could affect the country in the next three to five days,” according to Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) weather specialist Ana Clauren.
Two to three tropical cyclones, however, are expected to form or enter the country this month, according to Pagasa.
Clauren said overcast skies and rain showers are expected on Thursday in the Visayas, Mimaropa, Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, Caraga region and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao due to the southwest monsoon or “habagat”.
Metro Manila and the rest of the country are expected to have fair weather with partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers and thunderstorms.
Pagasa did not raise a gale warning over any of the country’s seaboards.