LPA to bring ‘significant’ rains, another LPA spotted off Pangasinan

MANILA, August 27 ------ A low pressure area (LPA) in the vicinity of Patnanungan, Quezon will continue to bring “significant and widespread rains” over large parts of Luzon, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said.

The weather bureau said the LPA has a small chance of developing into a tropical cyclone and is expected to dissipate within the day. However, it will continue to bring cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms over Metro Manila, Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, Central Luzon, and Calabarzon. As of 3 a.m., another LPA was spotted 200 kilometers west of Dagupan City, Pangasinan.

Weather specialist Loriedin dela Cruz-Galacia said the LPA is not currently affecting the country but is expected to enhance the southwest monsoon (habagat) in the next few days. Meanwhile, Visayas, Mimaropa, Bicol Region, Zamboanga Peninsula, and Northern Mindanao will experience cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms due to the southwest monsoon. The rest of Mindanao will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms also due to “habagat”.

PAGASA warned that possible flash floods or landslides may occur due to moderate to heavy rains.

Source: pna.gov.ph