MANILA – The weather bureau reported Wednesday (07 Aug 2024) that both the low-pressure area (LPA) within the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) and the tropical cyclone located outside PAR are not currently affecting the country.
Obet Badrina of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) stated that the LPA, last tracked 575 km northeast of Itbayat, Batanes, has a minimal chance of developing into a cyclone and poses no direct threat to the nation.
For now, the southwest monsoon (habagat) will continue to bring rains to certain areas.
Additionally, a tropical cyclone has developed outside PAR and was last located 2,005 km east-northeast of extreme Northern Luzon.
Zambales, Bataan, Occidental Mindoro, and Palawan will continue to experience scattered rains and thunderstorms.
Metro Manila, the Visayas, Calabarzon, Bicol Region, and the rest of Mimaropa will see isolated rain showers or thunderstorms, also due to the southwest monsoon.
The rest of the country will have isolated rain showers caused by localized thunderstorms.
Light to moderate winds and slight to moderate seas will continue to prevail across the archipelago.
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