LPA, southwest monsoon causing rainy weekend across Philippines

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The low pressure area is 235 kilometers east of Virac, Catanduanes, on Saturday morning, June 7

MANILA, Philippines – The low pressure area (LPA) inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) and the southwest monsoon or habagat will continue to trigger rain across the country on Saturday, June 7.

As of 8 am on Saturday, the LPA still had a “medium” chance of development into a tropical depression in the next 24 hours.

It would be given the local name Auring if it becomes the Philippines’ first tropical cyclone for 2025.

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said the LPA was last spotted 235 kilometers east of Virac, Catanduanes, at 8 am.

On Saturday, the LPA is affecting the regions of Bicol, Central Visayas, Eastern Visayas, Northern Mindanao, Caraga, and Davao, as well as the provinces of Aurora and Quezon.

For the next three days, rain due to the potential tropical cyclone may be heaviest in these areas:

Saturday afternoon, June 7, to Sunday afternoon, June 8

• Moderate to heavy rain (50-100 millimeters): Quezon, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Albay, Sorsogon, Masbate, Northern Samar, Eastern Samar

Sunday afternoon, June 8, to Monday afternoon, June 9

• Moderate to heavy rain (50-100 mm): Quezon, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Albay, Sorsogon, Masbate, Northern Samar

Monday afternoon, June 9, to Tuesday afternoon, June 10

• Moderate to heavy rain (50-100 mm): Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Albay, Sorsogon, Masbate

Floods and landslides are possible.

Southwest monsoon

Meanwhile, the southwest monsoon is affecting many areas in the country on Saturday.

In particular, Metro Manila, Mimaropa, and the rest of Central Luzon, Calabarzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao have scattered rain and thunderstorms due to the southwest monsoon. The Ilocos Region, meanwhile, is seeing isolated rain showers or thunderstorms for the day.

The following areas will be most affected by the southwest monsoon in the next three days:

Saturday afternoon, June 7, to Sunday afternoon, June 8

• Moderate to heavy rain (50-100 mm): Zambales, Tarlac, Cavite, Batangas, Laguna, Occidental Mindoro, Palawan, Antique, Negros Occidental, Zamboanga del Norte

Sunday afternoon, June 8, to Monday afternoon, June 9

• Heavy to intense rain (100-200 mm): Palawan, Occidental Mindoro, Batangas
• Moderate to heavy rain (50-100 mm): Zambales, Tarlac, Bataan, Antique, Cavite, Iloilo, Guimaras, Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, Zamboanga del Norte

Monday afternoon, June 9, to Tuesday afternoon, June 10

• Heavy to intense rain (100-200 mm): Palawan, Occidental Mindoro, Antique
• Moderate to heavy rain (50-100 mm): Zambales, Tarlac, Bataan, Cavite, Batangas, Negros Occidental, Zamboanga del Norte

Affected areas should watch out for floods and landslides, too.

PAGASA earlier said one or two tropical cyclones are expected to form within or enter PAR in June. For the next six months, or from June to November, there could be 11 to 19 tropical cyclones.

The start of the rainy season was declared last Monday, June 2, while the southwest monsoon’s onset was announced on May 30. – Rappler.com