MANILA, Philippines—A low pressure area (LPA) has been spotted in Eastern Samar, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).

Based on the weather forecast of PAGASA, the LPA was spotted 525 kilometers east of Guiuan, Eastern Samar at around 3 a.m. it is embedded along the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) affecting Palawan, Visayas, and Mindanao.

Cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms are expected in Caraga, Eastern Visayas, and Central Visayas.

Batanes and Cagayan might experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains.

In Metro Manila, and the rest of the country, weather will be partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms.

PAGASA said the LPA has a low chance of intensifying into a tropical depression within 24 hours. AAC

MANILA, Philippines—The low pressure area monitored by PAGASA has developed in to a tropical depression and was named “Maring”.

According to the 5:00 p.m. bulletin on Thursday (October 7), the center of tropical depression ‘Maring’ was estimated at 505 km east of Virac, Catanduanes moving south southeastward at 15 km/h.

It has maximum sustained winds of 45 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 55 km/h.

Maring may bring light to moderate with at times heavy rains over Eastern Visayas. Moderate rough seas will prevail over the seaboards of Luzon and the eastern and western seaboards of Visayas and Mindanao in the next 24 hours.

There is a moderate to high likelihood that Tropical Cyclone Wind Signals (TCWS) will be hoisted over several provinces in Northern Luzon by Saturday morning or afternoon. The highest possible wind signal for this tropical cyclone is TCWS #2.

PAGASA said Maring will continue moving generally southeastward slowly in the next 12 hours before turning northward Friday (October 8) afternoon. It will move north northwestward over the Philippine Sea by Saturday morning (October 9), gradually accelerating in the process.

The state weather bureau forecast that Maring will remain a tropical depression while moving over the Philippine Sea and may intensify into tropical storm by Sunday afternoon (October 10). AAC

MANILA, Philippines — The combined effects of the inter tropical convergence zone (ITCZ) and a new low pressure area (LPA) will bring occasional heavy rain showers over Mimaropa and Western Visayas.

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on
Tuesday (September 21) said that the new LPA last spotted over the coastal waters of Dumaran, Palawan has a slim
chance of developing into a tropical cyclone and may likely dissipate.

In the next two to three days, the agency sees no weather disturbance to affect the country.

Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to the impact of ITCZ and localized thunderstorms.

Meanwhile, the entire country will experience light to moderate winds and slight to moderate seas throughout the day.