Weather Today – September 27, 2017 | LPA exits PAR; ITCZ affects Mindanao

In an interview with PAGASA Weather Forecaster Gener Quitlong, the Low Pressure Area (LPA) has already exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR). It was last located at 395 kilometers north of PAGASA Island, Palawan. Quitlong added that it may eventually weaken or dissipate in the next hours.

Despite the absence of a weather disturbance within PAR, rains will prevail in some parts of the country particularly in Mindanao due to the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ). The ITCZ is the meeting point or the boundary of winds coming from the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. It is composed of convective clouds which will bring rains in affected areas.

Caraga, Davao Region, Northern Mindanao and SOCCSKSARGEN will experience cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Residents are alerted against possible flooding in low-lying areas. Meanwhile, Metro Manila and the rest of the country can expect partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms.

Quitlong added that a cloud cluster is being monitored outside PAR. The clouds, which continue to grow dense, may possibly develop into an LPA. The weather bureau continues to monitor its further development.