LPA brings rain to Visayas, Mindanao; Kajiki intensifies

Parts of Visayas and Mindanao may see scattered rains due to a low-pressure area (LPA) located east of the country, according to PAGASA.

As of Sunday morning, August 24, the LPA was situated 445 kilometers east of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur, with a high likelihood of developing into a tropical depression within 24 hours.

Eastern Visayas, Central Visayas, Caraga, Northern Mindanao, and Davao Region are expected to have cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms, potentially leading to flash floods or landslides.

Palawan may experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to the southwest monsoon, also posing risks of flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms.

Metro Manila and other parts of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms from localized thunderstorms.

Meanwhile, Typhoon Kajiki, located west of Sinait, Ilocos Sur, has intensified outside the Philippine area of responsibility, moving westward at 25 kph with maximum sustained winds of 120 kph and gusts up to 150 kph.