A low-pressure area (LPA) inside the Philippine area of responsibility has a low chance of developing into a cyclone in the next 24 hours, state meteorologists said on Sunday.
Based on the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration’s (Pagasa) 5 a.m. forecast, the LPA affecting Eastern Visayas and parts of Mindanao may not intensify within the day.
‘We are monitoring a low-pressure area… Although we’re not removing the possibility that it may develop into a cyclone in the next few days, at least in the next 24 hours, there’s still a small possibility that it will turn into a cyclone,’ Pagasa weather specialist Obet Badrina reported.
The LPA was last spotted around 890 kilometers east of northeastern Mindanao, the state weather bureau recorded.
According to Pagasa, the LPA will bring scattered rains and thunderstorms in Eastern Visayas, Caraga and Davao Region.
Other parts of the country are also anticipated to have rainy weather.
Pagasa stated that Ilocos Region, Zambales, Bataan, Occidental Mindoro and Palawan are expected to have scattered rains, due to the southwest monsoon, or ‘habagat.’
Meanwhile, the rest of the country, including Metro Manila, is forecast to have isolated rain showers caused by localized thunderstorms.