The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Monday, May 6, said a low pressure area (LPA) might form outside the country’s area of responsibility (PAR) in the following days.
In PAGASA’s 5 p.m. live broadcast, weather specialist Benison Estareja said the LPA may form outside PAR in the east portion of Mindanao from Tuesday to Friday.
“Maaaring from Tuesday to Friday ay may mabuo diyan na low pressure area na nakapaloob sa intertropical convergence zone (From Tuesday to Friday, it is possible for a low pressure area to be formed which will be enclosed within the intertropical convergence zone),” Estareja said.
Estareja added that on Saturday or Sunday, the LPA may enter PAR, which also has a “low to moderate” chance of becoming a “weak” tropical cyclone.
“Usually kapag buwan ng Mayo, dumidikit ang mga weather disturbance o mga bagyo sa ating kalupaan, at saka lumilihis ng direksyon palayo sa ating bansa (Usually, during the month of May, the weather disturbances come close to our land, then realign its direction away from our country),” he said.
Meanwhile, over the next 24 hours, the entire country may have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to the easterlies or the warm winds from the Pacific Ocean and localized thunderstorms.