LPA off Aurora may become a storm on Monday; rains seen in most of PH

STORMY DAY. Passengers wait for rides in Elliptical Road, Quezon City amid rains on Monday (Sept. 2, 2024). Classes and work in government offices were suspended while some private companies sent their employees home earlier than usual due to Tropical Storm Enteng. (PNA file photo by Robert Oswald Alfiler)

MANILA, Philippines — The low-pressure area (LPA) inside the Philippine area of responsibility off Aurora may become a tropical cyclone on Monday, according to state meteorologists.

As of 3:00 a.m., the LPA was spotted 400 kilometers east of Tuguegarao, Cagayan, said Obet Badrina, weather specialist of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa).

“Ngayong araw ay malaki ang tyansa na maging bagyo ang LPA na nasa silangan ng Tuguegarao,” Badrina said in a weather forecast.

(Today, there is a big chance that the LPA east of Tuguegarao will become a typhoon.)

“Inaasahan natin na posibleng lumapit sa ating kalupaan itong LPA na maaaring maging bagyo sa araw na ito,” he also said.

(We expect the LPA to come near our landmass, which may develop into a typhoon today.)

Once it becomes a tropical cyclone, Badrina said Pagasa will also hoist a Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal in parts of Cagayan Valley.

Most parts of the country, including Metro Manila, are expected to experience rain.

Overcast skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms are forecast in Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley and Aurora due to the southwest monsoon or habagat, according to Pagasa’s 4:00 a.m. bulletin.

Monsoon rains are seen in the northern portion of Palawan, Occidental Mindoro, Aklan, Antique and Negros Occidental due to habagat.

Habagat will also bring cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms in Metro Manila, Zamboanga Peninsula, Bangsamoro region, Soccskargen, Caraga, Northern Mindanao and the rest of Luzon and Visayas; and occasional rains in the rest of Mimaropa, Western Visayas and Negros Island Region.

Meanwhile, the LPA outside PAR that Pagasa is monitoring has developed into tropical storm Pulasan on Monday morning.

Pulasan was last spotted 2,215 kilometers east of southeastern Luzon as of 3:00 a.m.

“Maliit ang tiyansa na ito ay lumapit sa kalupaan at maaari itong magpalakas ng habagat,” he also said.

(It has a small chance of going near our land mass and it may strengthen habagat.)