Quezon city: A low pressure area (LPA) in the vicinity of Patnanungan, Quezon will continue to bring ‘significant and widespread rains’ over large parts of Luzon, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Wednesday. The weather bureau indicated that while the LPA has a small chance of developing into a tropical cyclone, it is expected to dissipate within the day.

According to Philippines News Agency, the LPA will still result in cloudy skies accompanied by scattered rains and thunderstorms over Metro Manila, Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, Central Luzon, and Calabarzon. As of 3 a.m., another LPA was identified 200 kilometers west of Dagupan City, Pangasinan.

Weather specialist Loriedin dela Cruz-Galacia noted that the newly spotted LPA is not currently impacting the country but is predicted to enhance the southwest monsoon, known locally as ‘habagat’, in the coming days. Meanwhile, areas such as Visayas, Mimaropa, Bicol Region, Zamboanga Peninsula, and Northern Mindanao are expected to experience cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms due to the southwest monsoon.

The remaining parts of Mindanao will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms, also influenced by ‘habagat’. PAGASA has issued a warning about potential flash floods or landslides due to moderate to heavy rains.