Rains in western parts of Mindanao even as Crising dissipates into LPA

MANILA, Philippines — Parts of Mindanao, especially its northern and eastern side, may still experience cloudy skies and rains even as former tropical storm Crising weakened and regressed to a low-pressure area (LPA).

Weather updates from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) on Friday afternoon showed that the LPA was last spotted at the vicinity of Ramon Magsaysay town in Zamboanga del Sur.

Cloud clusters bringing rains were still seen over the Zamboanga peninsula and parts of Bangsamoro and Northern Mindanao, according to Pagasa’s satellite imaging.  However, for Luzon and a huge part of Visayas, clear skies would persist from Friday to the weekend, which means less chance of rain or many areas.

Pagasa said that LPA would continue moving northwest towards the Sulu Sea and may still cross Palawan in the coming days.

For Saturday, Luzon may see high temperatures again as Metro Manila would have something around 26 to 36 degrees Celsius, Tuguegarao with 25 to 38 degrees, Laoag with 25 to 34 degrees, Tagaytay with 23 to 33 degrees, Legazpi with 26 to 32 degrees, and Palawan having slightly colder weather due to the LPA, with 25 to 30 degrees.

Visayas and Mindanao would still experience some of the LPA’s effects, as Cebu may register temperatures of 25 to 32 degrees Celsius, Iloilo with 26 to 32 degrees, Davao with 24 to 31 degrees, Cagayan de Oro with 23 to 32 degrees, and Zamboanga with 24 to 33 degrees.

No gale warning has been raised, which means that small boat operators and fisherfolk can set sail in any part of the country.  However, Pagasa warned that sea conditions for the eastern seas remain moderate, while the rest of the country’s waters have a slight to moderate condition.

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