MANILA, Philippines — Tropical Cyclone Ada has weakened into a tropical depression and is no longer threatening to dump heavy rains as the state-run weather agency on Monday lifted all storm signals in the affected areas.
Weather specialist Aldzcar Aurelio of the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said that although earlier weakening remains possible, Ada may be downgraded further into a low-pressure area by Wednesday.
Estimated at 380 kilometers east of Casiguran, Aurora, while moving north-northeastward at 10 kilometers per hour, the tropical cyclone has maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gustiness of up to 70kph, the national weather bureau said.
Aurelio said only Ada's trough or extension is affecting some areas of the archipelago, particularly the Bicol Region, Aurora, Quezon, and Northern Samar, where overcast skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms.
Meanwhile, the northeast monsoon, locally known as ‘amihan,’ would be over Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, and Cagayan Valley, where cloudy skies with isolated light rains would prevail.
The weather agency said Metro Manila and the rest of the country would have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers and thunderstorms within 24 hours.
