As of 2 AM today, the Low Pressure Area or LPA, was last located at 2,275 kms. east of Mindanao. According to PAGASA Weather Forecaster Buddy Javier, the LPA might enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) tomorrow evening or on Saturday. There is a possibility that it might intensify into a Tropical Depression in the coming hours as it enters our boundary. Chances are, it will make its landfall in the Bicol Region or Eastern Visayas–though there is still the possibility that it will recurve.

Because of the Trough of Low Pressure Area (LPA) outside PAR, light to moderate rains and isolated thunderstorms prevail in Davao and SOCCSKSARGEN. Meanwhile, the Northeast Monsoon or Amihan is still affecting the extreme Northern Luzon. Amihan will bring cold weather and light rains in Batanes and the islands of Calayan and Babuyan, while good weather with chances of isolated light rains is expected in Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon. Fair weather condition will be experienced in the rest of the country.

A low pressure area (LPA) is being monitored outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), below the Philippines.

State Meteorologist Jori Loiz said the good news is, it is not expected to enter PAR and has a possibility of dissipating. However, its trough, or the extension of the LPA, affects Mindanao today.

In PAGASA’s latest weather forecast, Mindanao will experience light to moderate rains and thunderstorms.

At the same time, the northeast monsoon returns to affect extreme Northern Luzon, bringing cloudy skies and light rains over the regions of Cagayan Valley, Cordillera and Ilocos.

The remaining parts of the country, including Metro Manila, will be partly cloudy to cloudy, bearing fair weather conditions.

Meanwhile, temperatures are not as cool as the past few weeks. Loiz says although the northeast winds still affect the country, it will slowly wind down in the following weeks. Its influence on the country’s weather usually lasts up to late March. In 2014, PAGASA officially declared the termination of the Amihan Season on March 26.

WEATHER CONDITION: RAINY OR FAIR?

Today, Panahon TV delivered a trivia on how to determine if it will rain in the next few hours by the type of clouds seen in the skies. Loiz, in today’s interview, shares which clouds also herald fair weather conditions. See the video here: https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=863142510396255&set=vb.441729975870846&type=2&theater