Pagasa monitoring LPA inside PAR

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) is monitoring a low-pressure area (LPA) that has entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR).

While the LPA has a low chance of developing into a storm within the next 24 hours, Pagasa has not ruled out the possibility of it intensifying.

The LPA was last spotted 1,340 kilometers east northeast of extreme northern Luzon and is projected to move along the PAR boundary.

It may affect the weather in extreme northern Luzon as it nears the area.

The Southwest Monsoon, or 'habagat,' will bring rains to the northern and central parts of Luzon over the next 24 hours.

Areas like Ilocos Region, Cagayan, Apayao, Abra, and Zambales may experience cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms, with the potential for moderate to heavy rainfall leading to flash floods or landslides.

Metro Manila and the rest of Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley, and Central Luzon can expect partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to the habagat.

Residents in affected areas are warned of possible flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms.