LPA enters PAR – PAGASA

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April 29, 2025 | 12:00am

MANILA, Philippines — A low-pressure area (LPA) entered the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) and may develop into a typhoon, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said yesterday.

At a weather briefing, PAGASA weather specialist Daniel James Villamil said that the LPA entered PAR at 3 a.m. yesterday.

“There is still a low chance that it may develop into a typhoon within the next 24 hours, but we do not discount the possibility of tropical formation in the next few days,” Villamil said.

Once the LPA develops into a typhoon, it would be named Auring, the first typhoon for 2025.

Villamil added that the LPA and the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) will bring rains in Mindanao and Palawan.

“From Tuesday to Wednesday, because of the LPA and ITCZ, rains will be experienced especially in the southern portion of Mindanao, Davao region, Soccsksargen, Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao and Zamboanga Peninsula,” he said.

Villamil added that by Thursday to Friday, more areas will be affected by the LPA and the ITCZ.

“The LPA is moving westward and more areas will experience rains including Mimaropa, Bicol and the Visayas,” he said.

Villamil said in Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon, the hot and humid temperatures will persist because of the easterlies.

On Monday, the heat index in Metro Manila may reach 40 degrees Celsius while the highest heat index may be felt in Sangley Point, Cavite City, at 44 degrees Celsius.

“Areas in Luzon will still experience high heat index, but thunderstorms in the afternoon and at night are still possible because of the easterlies,” Villamil said.