By Ellalyn V. Ruiz
A new low-pressure area is expected to enter the country’s area of responsibility today and will likely intensify into a tropical cyclone.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration located the LPA east of Mindanao and still has no effect over any part of the country.
Today, the northeast monsoon or “amihan” will continue to affect Luzon, causing cloudy skies with scattered rains over Cagayan Valley and Cordillera Administrative Region, and partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rains over the Ilocos region.
PAGASA said the LPA east of Mindanao has a high chance of intensifying into a tropical depression and will bring moderate to at times heavy rains over Eastern Mindanao and the southern part of Eastern Visayas by tomorrow.
The rest of Visayas and Mindanao will be cloudy with scattered rains and thunderstorms while Northern and Central Luzon and the Bicol Region will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers.
The rest of Luzon, including Metro Manila, will be partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated rains.
By Tuesday, PAGASA said moderate to occasional heavy rains are expected over the northern part of Mindanao and the southern part of Visayas.
Cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms will prevail over the rest of Visayas and Mindanao while Luzon will be cloudy with scattered rains.
On Valentine’s Day, PAGASA said Western Visayas, including Palawan, will experience moderate to occasional heavy rains while the rest of Visayas and Mindanao is expected to have an improved weather condition.
However, Luzon will still be cloudy with scattered rains and the rest of the island will be partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated light rains.
