MANILA, Philippines — A low pressure area (LPA) outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) now has a high chance of developing into a tropical depression within 24 hours, the state-run weather bureau said Tuesday.
Weather specialist Veronica Torres of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said, however, that the weather disturbance is unlikely to enter PAR.
“It would not directly affect any part of the archipelago, but its trough or extension has already been bringing cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms over the Visayas, Mindanao, and Masbate,” Torres said in a 5 a.m. briefing.
Meanwhile, the Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, Aurora, Quezon, and the rest of the Bicol Region will experience cloudy skies with light rains due to the northeast monsoon, locally known as “amihan.”
Pagasa said the same weather system will also prevail over Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon, where partly cloudy to overcast skies with isolated light rains are expected.
In its heat index outlook, Pagasa said Metro Manila is likely to experience heat index levels of 31°C to 32°C on Tuesday. The highest heat index, however, could reach 40°C in Coron, Palawan, which falls under the “extreme caution” category.