Cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms will continue to affect Quezon, Palawan, Bicol, Visayas, and Mindanao in the next 24 hours because of the combined effects of a low pressure area (LPA) and the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ), the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Wednesday afternoon, April 6.
As of 3 p.m., the LPA, which is embedded within the ITCZ, was estimated at 130 kilometers east of Davao City.
PAGASA said the weather disturbance remains less likely to develop into a tropical depression within 24 hours, however, it will continue to bring rains over Palawan, Quezon, Bicol, Visayas and Mindanao.
The public is advised to continue to stay vigilant due to the possibility of flash floods and landslides during moderate to heavy rains.
Meanwhile, the northeasterly surface wind flow may bring cloudy skies over Aurora and Cagayan Valley, and partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rains over Ilocos Region and Cordillera Administrative Region.
PAGASA said that Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms.
It also warned against possible flash floods or landslides that may occur during severe thunderstorms.
Moreover, the LPA outside the Philippine area of responsibility has developed into a tropical depression on Wednesday afternoon and was estimated at 2,485 kilometers east of Mindanao as of 3 p.m.
It has no direct effect yet, as it is still too far from the country.