AT A GLANCE
Residents of Mindanao may experience a rainy Monday due to the trough of a low pressure area spotted outside the country's area of responsibility.
The trough or extension of a low pressure area (LPA) spotted outside the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) is bringing cloudy skies with scattered rain showers in Mindanao, said the state weather bureau on Monday morning, April 3.
Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) Weather Specialist Obet Badrina said the weather disturbance was last spotted 474 kilometers (km) east southeast of General Santos City outside PAR.
“Maliit pa rin ang tiyansa na maging bagyo [itong] LPA pero magpapaulan ito sa malaking bahagi ng Mindanao (There is still a little chance that this LPA will become a tropical cyclone, but it will bring rains to most parts of Mindanao),” said Badrina in a public weather forecast.
Filipinos residing in Mindanao were told to be vigilant against possible flash floods and rain-induced landslides that may be triggered by the trough of LPA.
Meanwhile, in the next 24-hour period, a fair but humid weather condition will still prevail in Luzon and Visayas, but Badrina stressed that isolated rain showers may still occur due to the prevalence of localized thunderstorms.
