LPA to bring cloudy skies, scattered rains over Eastern Samar, 3 other areas

The Low Pressure Area (LPA) will bring cloudy skies with scattered rains to parts of Eastern Samar and nearby provinces while the easterlies will affect the rest of the country, PAGASA reported.

The LPA, as of 3 a.m., was estimated at 670 kilometers east of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur.

Meanwhile, the tropical cyclone outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) is located at 2,395 kilometers east of Northeastern Mindanao packing maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour near the center, gustiness of up to 70 km/h, and moving westward at the speed of 10 km/h.

Forecast Weather Conditions

Eastern Samar, Southern Leyte, Dinagat Islands, and Surigao del Norte will have cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms brought about by the LPA. Flash floods or landslides may occur in these areas due to moderate to at times heavy rains, PAGASA warned.

Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to the easterlies with the possibility that flash floods or landslides will occur during severe thunderstorms.

Forecast Wind and Coastal Water Conditions

The wind speed forecast for northern Luzon is light to moderate moving in the east to southeast direction while coastal waters will be slight to moderate.

The eastern section of Mindanao will experience light to moderate wind speed moving in the northeast to north direction with slight to moderate coastal waters.

The rest of the country will experience light to moderate wind speed moving in the east to northeast direction while coastal waters will remain slight to moderate.

Sunrise will be at 5:32 a.m., sunset at 6:14 p.m. — BAP, GMA News