Several areas of the country will experience rains today, National Heroes Day, due to the combined effects of a low-pressure area (LPA) and the southwest monsoon, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) reported.

PAGASA weather specialist Daniel James Villamil said the LPA was last sighted east of Southern Leyte early Monday, August 25.

“Huling namataan itong low-pressure area na mino-monitor sa loob ng PAR kaninang alas tres ng umaga sa layong 365 kilometers silangan ng Maasin City sa may Southern Leyte (This low-pressure area we are monitoring inside PAR was last seen at 3 a.m., located 365 kilometers east of Maasin City in Southern Leyte),” Villamil said.

The system has a slim chance of developing into a storm, he added.

“So sa mga nakaraang oras, bumaba na ang tyansa ng low-pressure area na ito na maging ganap na bagyo (In the past hours, the chance of this low-pressure area becoming a tropical cyclone has decreased),” he said.

“Ang current scenario natin, inaasahan natin na low chance of tropical cyclone development so mababa ‘yung tyansa nito na maging bagyo sa susunod na 24 hours (The current scenario is a low chance of tropical cyclone development, so there is a low chance of this system becoming a storm in the next 24 hours),” he went on.

Despite this, the state weather bureau said rains are still expected in key regions.

“Gayun pa man, dahil sa pinagsamang epekto nitong low-pressure area at ng southwest monsoon o habagat, makakaranasa tayo ngayong araw ng maulang panahon sa malaking bahagi ng Visayas, pati na rin dito sa malaking bahagi ng Southern Luzon, western and eastern sections ng Southern Luzon, pati na rin itong northern portion ng Mindanao (However, due to the combined effects of the low-pressure area and the southwest monsoon, we will experience rainy weather today in most of the Visayas, as well as in large portions of Southern Luzon, the western and eastern sections of Southern Luzon, and the northern portion of Mindanao),” he said.

Meanwhile, Villamil said Metro Manila and other parts of the country will have generally fair weather, with possible thunderstorms later in the day.

“Samantala, sa Metro Manila at nalalabing bahagi ng ating bansa ay fair weather ang ating inaasahan ngayong araw; bahagyang maulap hanggang sa maulap na papawirin, sasamahan naman iyan ng mga biglaan at panandaliang pag-ulan na dulot ng thunderstorm especially hapon at sa gabi (Meanwhile, in Metro Manila and the rest of the country, we expect fair weather today; partly cloudy to cloudy skies, with sudden and brief rains from thunderstorms, especially in the afternoon and evening),” he said.