Two LPAs spotted; rains to drench NCR, Southern Luzon, other areas

Pagasa weather update. GRAPHICS BY INQUIRER

MANILA, Philippines — Two low-pressure areas (LPAs) inside and outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) were spotted on Sunday afternoon, the state weather bureau said.

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) reported that the LPA inside PAR was last spotted 100 kilometers (km) west northwest of Coron, Palawan as of 3 p.m.

“Itong LPA na ito ay naka-embed or nakapaloob dito sa intertropical convergence zone na nakakaapekto sa Southern Luzon, Visayas, at Mindanao. At dahil nga sa ITCZ, asahan natin ang maulap na papawirin at mga kalat-kalat na pag-ulan, pagkidlat, at pagkulog sa Metro Manila, sa may Calabarzon, sa may Bicol Region, sa may Mimaropa at Visayas,” Pagasa weather specialist Veronica Torres explained in the 5 p.m. forecast.

(This low-pressure area is embedded within the intertropical convergence zone affecting Southern Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. Due to the ITCZ, we can expect overcast skies and scattered rains, lightning, and thunder in Metro Manila, Calabarzon, the Bicol Region, Mimaropa, and the Visayas.)

The LPA inside PAR has a low chance of developing into a tropical cyclone within the next 24 hours, the state weather bureau added.

Meanwhile, the LPA outside PAR is far from the country’s landmass at 2,625 km east of extreme Northern Luzon and was formed at 2 p.m.

However, Pagasa has not ruled out the possibility of the second LPA developing into a tropical cyclone.

The rest of the country can expect partly cloudy to cloudy skies, with chances of localized thunderstorms. No gale warning was raised over any seaboard in the country, Pagasa added.

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