LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINS. A photo at the mountaintop of Cebu City shows the Metro Cebu tri-cities of Cebu, Mandaue, and Lapu-Lapu in this fair weather afternoon. PAGASA-Mactan chief Alfredo Quiblat Jr. said Cebuanos can expect light to moderate rains throughout the week as a low pressure area entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Thursday (May 23, 2024) at 5 a.m. (PNA photo by John Rey Saavedra)
CEBU CITY – Residents of Cebu can expect light to moderate rains throughout the week as a low pressure area (LPA) has entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).
Alfredo Quiblat Jr.,PAGASA-Mactan chief, said the LPA entered PAR at 5 a.m. Thursday, approximately 1,035 kilometers east-southeast of Mindanao.
While the LPA is not expected to affect Cebu significantly, Quiblat said it will impact Eastern Visayas, Leyte, Samar, and the Bicol Region more severely.
“Currently, the LPA is offshore. There’s a high chance it won’t make a landfall,” he said.
He said Eastern Visayas and Bicol should prepare for potential heavy rains and the possibility of the LPA developing into a tropical depression within the next 24 hours.
“Light to moderate rains from today until the weekend in Cebu. But we are not likely to experience heavy downpours unless there are thunderstorms,” he said. (PNA)
