LPA inside PAR has ‘medium’ chance of becoming storm — PAGASA

A low pressure area (LPA) inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility has a “medium” possibility of developing into a tropical depression within the next 24 hours, PAGASA said Tuesday afternoon.

At 3 p.m., the state weather bureau said the LPA was located 1,170 kilometers east of extreme Northern Luzon.

For now, the Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) is expected to affect the weather conditions of Southern Luzon and the western section of Visayas, according to the state weather bureau’s 4 p.m. weather forecast.

These areas are the Ilocos Region, Zambales, Bataan, Occidental Mindoro, Antique, Metro Manila, the rest of Central Luzon, CALABARZON, the rest of MIMAROPA, Bicol Region, and the rest of Western Visayas.

Meanwhile, the rest of the country will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms due to localized thunderstorms.

PAGASA warned that these weather conditions may trigger flash floods and landslides.

State meteorologists also said winds will be light to moderate, while coastal waters will be slight to moderate throughout the country.

Sunrise in Metro Manila will be at 5:44 a.m. on Wednesday. — Mariel Celine Serquiña/RF, GMA Integrated New