Weather Today – October 23, 2017

Typhoon “Lan” (foremerly #PaoloPH) has exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) but a new weather disturbance outside PAR is being monitored by PAGASA.

According to PAGASA weather forecaster Samuel Duran, the Low Pressure Area was spotted at 2,400 km east of Mindanao and may intensify into a Tropical Depression. As of now, it has a slim chance of entering PAR. Still, all are advised to monitor updates.

As the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ICTZ) continues to affect Southern Luzon and VIsayas, cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms will be experienced in the Bicol Region, MIMAROPA, Western Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, and Quezon Province. Meanwhile, Metro Manila and the rest of the country will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms mostly in the afternoon or evening.

Although Typhoon Paolo is in the vicinity of Southern Japan, its winds caused rough to very rough sea conditions in some seaboards of Northern Luzon. Sea travel is risky for fishing boats and other small seacraft as wave may reach up to 3.4 to 4.5 meters.