LPA, habagat bring rains to Luzon until Sunday

A low pressure area (LPA) and the southwest monsoon, locally known as habagat, are bringing rains over Luzon and Western Visayas.

The LPA was last spotted 125 kilometers east-northeast of Aparri, Cagayan, and has a medium chance of developing into a tropical cyclone within 24 hours.

Heavier rains are expected in different parts of Luzon up to Sunday due to the effects of the LPA and Habagat.

The LPA is expected to bring downpour of 100 to 200 mm over Cagayan from Wednesday to Friday noon, and later over Batanes from Saturday noon to Sunday noon.

Rainfall ranging from 50 to 100 mm is also expected in Batanes, Apayao, Abra, Kalinga, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Benguet, Ifugao, Mountain Province, Tarlac, Pampanga, Bulacan, Rizal, Laguna, Cavite, and Batangas at various times until Sunday.

The habagat will cause rainfall from 100 to 200 mm over Pangasinan, Zambales, Bataan, and Occidental Mindoro from Wednesday to Friday noon.

Generally clear weather is expected to persist across the rest of the Visayas and the entire Mindanao.