LPA spotted off Batanes

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MANILA, Philippines – State weather bureau PAGASA spotted a low pressure area (LPA) off Batanes on Friday afternoon, July 17. 

As of 4 pm, the LPA was estimated at 905 km east northeast of Basco, Batanes. Monsoon rains may trigger flashfloods and landslides in the island, as well as in Ilocos Region, Benguet, Central Luzon, and the islands of Calayan and Babuyan. 

A southwest monsoon is still affecting Luzon. 

Metro Manila, Calabarzon, and the rest of Cordillera and Cagayan Valley will have occasional rains, while the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated thunderstorms.

Moderate to strong winds from the southwest will prevail over Luzon and Visayas, causing moderate to rough waters. Elsewhere, coastal waters will be slight to moderate as light to moderate winds blow also from the south to southwest. 

City	Forecast		Temperature Range
Metro Manila		Occasional rains	26°C-30°C
Tuguegarao		Monsoon rains	24°C-29°C
Laoag		Monsoon rains	24°C-27°C
Baguio		Monsoon rains	16°C-18°C
Subic/Olongapo; Clark/Angeles		Monsoon rains	23°C-28°C
Tagaytay		Occasional rains	21°C-26°C
Lipa		Occasional rains	26°C-31°C
Legazpi		Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms	26°C-31°C
Puerto Princesa		Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms	25°C-31°C
Iloilo/Bacolod		Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms	26°C-30°C
Metro Cebu		Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms	25°C-32°C
Tacloban		Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms	25°C-32°C
Cagayan de Oro		Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms	24°C-32°C
Metro Davao		Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms	27°C-32°C
Zamboanga		Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms	23°C-33°C

– Rappler.com