Weather Today – October 15, 2015 | “Bagyong Lando” to make landfall over Cagayan-Isabela

At around 2 PM yesterday, the Tropical Storm with international name “Koppu” has entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) and was given a local name “Lando. At 10 AM today, it was estimated at 1,055 kilometers east of Baler, Aurora with maximum sustained winds of 75 kilometers per hour and gustiness of up to 90 kilometers per hour.

Lando continues to move westward at 17 kilometers per hour. According to PAGASA, if it maintains speed and direction, it may make landfall over the Cagayan-Isabela area this Sunday.

PAGASA Weather Forecaster Jun Galang clarifiesthat Lando has no direct effect yet on any part of the country. However, public storm warning signals could be hoisted in the next few days as the tropical storm nears the landmass.

Meanwhile, the Northeast Monsoon or Hanging Amihan prevails and affects Northern and Central Luzon. Cloudy skies with light rains will be experienced in Cordillera, Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley and Central Luzon. Meanwhile, light to moderate rains are forecast in Metro Manila, Bicol Region and the provinces of Rizal, Quezon and Samar. The rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated thunderstorms.

Aside from the light rains, gale warning is up in the seaboards of Northern Luzon and the eastern seaboards of Central and Southern Luzon. Rough to very rough sea conditions are expected in the mentioned areas.

Another tropical storm was spotted outside the PAR, with the international name “Champi”. As of now, it is still too far, estimated at more than 3,000 kilometers east of Northern Luzon. Galang says it is moving westward but may also re-curve northward or move closer to the corner of PAR in the coming days. All are still advised to monitor updates and further development.