Southwest Monsoon and LPA’s Trough to Affect PH Weather Condition, PAGASA Says
PAGASA LATEST UPDATE – The state weather bureau reported that the southwest monsoon will bring rains over parts of the country.
On Saturday (July 27, 2024), the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration released the latest weather update in the country. The LPAs and the southwest monsoon will affect the country’s weather conditions.
PAGASA Weather Specialist Daniel James E. Villamil reported that a Southwest Monsoon and trough or extension of a low-pressure area will bring rains over several areas.
A low-pressure area was last spotted at 1,035 km east of southeastern Mindanao. The LPA’s trough will have cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms over Davao Oriental, Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Dinagat Islands, Leyte, Southern Leyte, and Eastern Samar.
“Patuloy nating minomonitor itong low-pressure area sa loob ng ating Philippine Area of Responsibility kaninang alas 3 ng umaga, 1,035 km silangan ng southeastern Mindanao,” Villamil said.
“Itong trough o extension nito makikita natin itong mga kaulapan sa silangan ng ating bansa ay posibleng umabot at magdala ng kalat-kalat nap ag-ulan at pagkidlat sa silangang bahagi ng Visayas at Mindanao,” he added.
The southwest monsoon will bring similar weather conditions over Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Batanes, Babuyan Islands, Zambales, and Bataan.
The monsoon will bring partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms over Metro Manila, the rest of Visayas, and the rest of Luzon.
The localized thunderstorms will bring similar weather conditions over the rest of Mindanao.
The weather agency has advised the residents in the affected areas to take precautionary measures for possible flash floods and landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains and severe thunderstorms.
Meanwhile, the coastal water condition over northern and western sections of Luzon, and moderate to rough in Visayas and the rest of Luzon will be rough. Mindanao will have slight to moderate surrounding sea conditions, according to PAGASA.
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