Tropical depression outside PAR weakens into LPA

The tropical depression outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) has weakened into a low pressure area, the state weather bureau PAGASA said on Friday afternoon.

As of 3 p.m., the LPA was located 2,910 kilometers east of southeastern Mindanao.

PAGASA weather specialist Loriedin Dela Cruz-Galicia said the weather disturbance is too far from the country to directly affect local weather conditions.

Over the next 24 hours, the Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) and localized thunderstorms are expected to bring cloudy skies with isolated rain showers and thunderstorms across the country.

Meanwhile, winds will be light to moderate, with slight to moderate coastal waters prevailing nationwide. —VBL, GMA News