Weather Today – October 21, 2015 | #LANDOPH weakens, Signal Number 1 still up

From a Tropical Storm, “Lando” has weakened into a Tropical Depression, and was located at 80 kilometers east-northeast of Calayan, Cagayan. Carrying winds of 55 kilometers per hour, it moves slowly in a northeast direction at 6 kilometers per hour.

According to PAGASA Weather Forecaster Gener Quitlong, Lando is expected to weaken further into a Low Pressure Area (LPA) within 24 hours. Quitlong says though Lando lingers over the ocean where there is an ample amount of moisture, the cold intrusion of the Northeast Monsoon or “amihan” is not favorable for its intensification.

PAGASA may terminate the storm signal within the day. Improving weather conditions in the whole archipelago may be experienced tomorrow or by Friday. As an LPA, the weather system may exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) by weekend.

As Lando continues to weaken, areas under Public Storm Warning Signals have reduced compared to the previous days. Signal Number 1 is still up over some areas in Northern Luzon.

Areas under signal number 1 will experience rains with gusty winds. Residents are alerted against possible flashfloods and landslides.

Cloudy skies with light to moderate rains and isolated thunderstorms are expected over the rest of the regions of Cagayan Valley, Cordillera and Ilocos. The rest of the country including Metro Manila will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated thunderstorms.

Rough to very rough sea conditions are expected in the eastern and western seaboards of Northern Luzon, the seaboards of Central and the eastern seaboards of Southern Luzon. Sea travel over these areas is still risky due to the winds associated with Lando.