The low-pressure area (LPA) and two other weather systems are expected to bring scattered rains and thunderstorms to parts of the country on Saturday, Oct. 30, the state weather bureau said.
In its weather advisory on Saturday morning, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said the trough of the LPA may bring cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms over the Visayas, Mindanao, Bicol Region, and Mimaropa.
As of 4 a.m., the LPA was located 320 kilometers east of Borongan City, Eastern Samar.
‘And we anticipate that once this low-pressure area we are monitoring approaches the Visayas islands, it might dissipate,’ Pagasa weather specialist Obet Badrina said during the 5 a.m. weather advisory.
‘However, we expect this to bring cloudy skies with scattered rain showers, lightning, and thunder,’ he added.
Meanwhile, Typhoon In-Fa remained outside the Philippine area of responsibility and was spotted 2,245 kilometers east of Extreme Northern Luzon.
The typhoon had maximum sustained winds of 165 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gusts of up to 205 kph. It was moving northwestward at 25 kph.
Pagasa also said the shear line, or the convergence of winds from the northern and southern hemispheres, may affect Cagayan, Isabela, Aurora, and Quezon.
The weather system is expected to bring gloomy skies with scattered rains and isolated thunderstorms over the affected areas.
Meanwhile, the northeast monsoon, or amihan, may bring partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains over the Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, and the rest of Cagayan Valley.
Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon may generally experience fair weather, although isolated rains due to localized thunderstorms are possible by Saturday afternoon.