LPA monitored outside PAR has 'medium' chance of becoming storm — PAGASA

A low pressure area (LPA) outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility has a medium chance of developing into a tropical depression, PAGASA said Wednesday afternoon.

As of 2 p.m., the LPA was located 2,735 kilometers east of Eastern Visayas.

For now, the easterlies will affect the weather conditions of Southern Luzon, Visayas, and the eastern section of Mindanao, according to the state weather bureau's 4 p.m. weather forecast.

Visayas, CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, Bicol Region, Dinagat Islands, Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, and Davao Oriental will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to the easterlies.

The same weather conditions will persist in Metro Manila and the rest of the country due to localized thunderstorms.

PAGASA warned that severe thunderstorms may trigger flash floods or landslides.

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

Sunrise in Metro Manila will be at 5:28 a.m. on Thursday. —Mariel Celine Serquiña/RF, GMA News