LPA to bring rains, thunderstorms over Metro Manila, other areas

The trough of a low pressure area (LPA) is expected to bring cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms over Metro Manila and seven other areas, according to PAGASA on Saturday.

In its 24-hour forecast, the weather agency said CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, the Bicol Region, the Zamboanga Peninsula, Caraga, and Eastern and Western Visayas are also affected.

PAGASA warned affected residents of possible flash floods or landslides during moderate to heavy rains.

At 3 p.m. on Saturday, an LPA was estimated at 185 kilometers east of Guiuan, Eastern Samar while another LPA was estimated at 135 kilometers north-northwest of Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur.

PAGASA previously said both LPAs are not likely to become tropical depressions.

Meanwhile, the northeast monsoon is expected to bring cloudy skies with light rains over the Cagayan Valley, the Cordillera Administrative Region, and Aurora.

It may also bring partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains over the Ilocos Region and the rest of Central Luzon.

The rest of the country may, meanwhile, experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms.

PAGASA said flash floods or landslides are also possible during severe thunderstorms.

The synoptic station at the Science Garden, Quezon City recorded a minimum temperature of 22.8°C at 6:40 a.m. and a maximum temperature of 32.6°C at 1:50 p.m. -MDM, GMA News