PAGASA monitors new LPA, warns of rains and thunderstorms due to 'habagat'
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) monitored a new low-pressure area (LPA) inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Sunday, Aug. 31, while the southwest monsoon (habagat) continues to affect several areas.
As of 3 a.m., PAGASA weather specialist Obet Badrina said the LPA was located 900 kilometers east of Eastern Visayas.
It has a low probability of intensifying into a tropical depression within the next 24 hours, but Badrina said it remains over open waters and could still strengthen.
PAGASA said the other LPA monitored near Camarines Norte has dissipated at 8 a.m.
Meanwhile, the habagat continues to bring cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms over Metro Manila, Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Oriental and Occidental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan, Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, Caraga, and parts of Visayas.
The rest of Mindanao is expected to have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms.
Localized thunderstorms may also occur over the rest of Luzon, which will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers.
By Monday, Sept. 1, Badrina said cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms will continue over Metro Manila, Central Luzon, Southern Luzon, Visayas, and the western part of Mindanao due to the combined effects of the LPA and the habagat.
From Tuesday to Wednesday, Sept. 2 to 3, similar conditions are expected to persist over Metro Manila, the western section of Northern Luzon, Central and Southern Luzon, and Western and Central Visayas.
By Thursday, Sept. 4, the country is expected to experience generally fair weather, with localized afternoon rain showers and thunderstorms likely in some areas.
PAGASA advised the public to remain vigilant against possible flash floods and landslides, especially during moderate to heavy rainfall or severe thunderstorms.