LPA exits PAR, brings rain to Palawan and other areas

A low-pressure area (LPA) has exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), but it may still bring rain and thunderstorms to Palawan on Monday, March 31.

PAGASA weather specialist Rhea Torres said that while scattered rains and thunderstorms will continue in Eastern Visayas, Bicol Region, Zamboanga Peninsula, Quezon, Dinagat Islands, and Surigao del Norte due to easterlies, the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) may cause scattered rains over Southern Mindanao and Palawan.

The affected areas will include the Zamboanga Peninsula, BARMM, Palawan, Sultan Kudarat, and Sarangani, with moderate to heavy rainfall potentially leading to flash floods or landslides.

Cloudy skies with light rains are expected in Batanes and Babuyan Islands due to the northeasterly wind flow, while Metro Manila and other parts of the country will see partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms.

Easterlies will continue as the predominant weather system, bringing more frequent isolated thunderstorms, particularly in eastern sections of the country.