Widespread rain in Southern Luzon

NO STORM. The low pressure area in the Philippines is about to dissipate, PAGASA says. Satellite image as of 5:32 a.m. from PAGASA

MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – Southern Luzon should prepare for cloudy skies with widespread rain, the state weather bureau said Wednesday, September 5, even as a low pressure area (LPA) in the Philippines has dissipated.

The rain in Southern Luzon may trigger flash floods and landslides, added the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) in its 5 am bulletin Wednesday.

In a phone interview with Rappler, PAGASA forecaster Jori Loiz quelled fears of a storm.

The LPA has dissipated as of 11 am on Wednesday.

The southwest monsoon is likewise in the “weakening stage,” he said. Loiz, however, did not discount the possibility that the monsoon could cause rain in parts of the country.

Meanwhile, the rest of the country will experience mostly cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms, according to PAGASA.

 

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Shallow low pressure area spotted east of Samar

MANILA, Philippines – The southwest monsoon continues to affect southern Luzon as a new shallow low pressure area hovers east of Eastern Samar.

As of 2 am Monday, September 3, the new SLPA was spotted 470 km east of Borongan, Eastern Samar (12.5°N, 130.0°E), the state weather bureau PAGASA said in its 24-hour weather forecast released 5 am.

An earlier low pressure area has dissipated already, the bureau added.

Southern Luzon and the Visayas will have mostly cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms, becoming cloudy over the western sections.

Shallow low pressure area spotted east of Samar

The rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain or thunderstorms.

Moderate to strong winds from the southwest to west will be felt over Palawan, Visayas, and Mindanao, causing moderate to rough coastal waters.

The rest of the country, meanwhile, will have light to moderate wind from the southwest to south, causing slight to moderate seas. – Rappler.com

LPA inside PAR; Monsoon to affect Luzon

MANILA, Philippines – The low pressure area (LPA) east of Visayas has entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility, while the southwest monsoon continues to affect Luzon.

The LPA was last spotted 690 km east of Visayas (), the state weather bureau PAGASA said in its 24-hour public weather forecast Sunday, September 2.

The whole country will experience mostly cloudy skies with scattered rain and thunderstorms, the bureau said.

Western sections of southern Luzon and Visayas, in particular, will have cloudy skies with widespread rain.

Moderate to strong winds will mainly be coming from the southwest to west over Palawan, Visayas, and Mindanao. Elsewhere, winds will be light to moderate coming from the southwest to south. – Rappler.com

Mindanao warned vs LPA

NEW LPA. The new weather disturbance may enter the Philippines on Saturday afternoon. Satellite image as of 4:32 a.m. from PAGASA

MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – A new low pressure area (LPA) has entered the Philippines and is expected to bring rain in Mindanao, the state weather bureau said Saturday, September 1.

Estimated at 910 kilometers east of Visayas, the LPA could bring moderate to heavy rain, and thunderstorms in Mindanao, particularly over Misamis Oriental and the provinces of Agusan, Surigao, and Davao. The LPA can bring rain of 5 to 10 millimeters per hour, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) in its 11 a.m. weather advisory.

The LPA can trigger flash floods and landslides in affected areas, the state weather bureau said.

But it has little chance of becoming a storm in the next 24 hours, PAGASA forecaster Jun Galang told Rappler.

If it becomes a storm within the Philippines, PAGASA will name it Karen.

Meanwhile, the southwest monsoon is affecting northern and central Luzon. The whole Philippines will thus experience mostly cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms, PAGASA said. It will become cloudy with widespread rain over eastern and southern Mindanao, triggering flash floods and landslides.

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LPA seen to enter PH

NEW LPA. The new weather disturbance may enter the Philippines on Saturday afternoon. Satellite image as of 4:32 a.m. from PAGASA

MANILA, Philippines – The low pressure area (LPA) near Mindanao may enter the Philippines on Saturday afternoon, September 1, a state weather forecaster told Rappler.

But the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) still cannot identify the areas that the weather disturbance could affect, said weather forecaster Aldczar Aurelio.

PAGASA has spotted the LPA at 1,040 kilometers east of northern Mindanao, the state weather bureau said in its latest weather bulletin as of 5 a.m.

If it becomes a storm within the Philippines, PAGASA will name it Karen.

Meanwhile, the southwest monsoon is affecting northern and central Luzon. The whole Philippines will thus experience mostly cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms, PAGASA said. It will become cloudy with widespread rain over eastern and southern Mindanao, triggering flash floods and landslides.

 

Source: Rappler

Southwest monsoon affecting Luzon, W. Visayas

MANILA, Philippines – The southwest monsoon continues to affect parts of the country Thursday, August 30, weather bureau PAGASA said.

Luzon and Western Visayas will experience mostly cloudy skies with scattered rain and thunderstorms, the bureau said in its 24-hour weather forecast released 5 am Thursday.

Cloudy skies with widespread rain will be felt over western areas of Luzon, possibly triggering landslides and flooding.

The rest of the country, meanwhile, will be partly cloudy to cloudy, with isolated rain or thunderstorms.

Moderate to strong winds from the southwest to south will prevail over Luzon, the weather bureau said.

Over the rest of the country, winds will be coming from the southwest to west.

Coastal waters will be moderate to rough throughout the country, the bureau added. – Rappler.com