LPA enters the Philippines, may develop into cycloneMANILA, Philippines — A low-pressure area (LPA) east of Visayas has entered the Philippine area of responsibility and will start enhancing the southwest monsoon today and bring rains over Luzon, including Metro Manila, in the next three days. As of 3 p.m. yesterday, the low-pressure area was located at 980 km east of Guiuan, Eastern Samar, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said. PAGASA senior weather specialist Gener Quitlong said the weather system is expected to develop into a tropical cyclone within the next 48 hours. Cloudy skies with light to moderate rains and scattered thunderstorms will still prevail over Eastern Visayas and Mindanao today, PAGASA said. PAGASA hydrologists earlier said rains from the low pressure area-enhanced southwest monsoon are expected to replenish Angat dam this week.

Source: Philippine Star July 14, 2019 16:00 UTC