2 weather disturbances near PH monitored
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) is monitoring two weather disturbances near the country, one of which could bring rain showers over parts of Luzon, including Metro Manila.
PAGASA estimated the location of the LPA at 160 kilometers (km) north-northwest of Laoag City.
The trough or extension of this weather disturbance could bring cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms over Metro Manila, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, Abra, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Apayao, Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, Aurora, Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac, Zambales, Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon, Albay, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Sorsogon, Masbate, Oriental Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro, Marinduque, and Romblon.
The second LPA was located 1,130 km east of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur or still outside the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR). It has no direct effect yet over the country but will likely enter the PAR by Wednesday.
Meanwhile, localized thunderstorms may prevail over the rest of the country, bringing partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers.
PAGASA warned of possible flooding or landslides over low-lying and mountainous areas during severe thunderstorms.
The water level at Angat Dam in Bulacan meanwhile continues to decline due to lack of rain over the watershed area.
From last Monday’s 176.10 meters, it further went down to 175.65 meters on Tuesday, or 36.35 meters lower than its 212- meter normal high water level.
It is also lower than the dam’s 180-meter minimum operating level.
According to National Water Resources Board Executive Director Sevillo David Jr., authorities have conducted some reconaissance work last Monday to determine if they could push through with the cloud seeding operations.
He said the office of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System will be attempting to fly on Tuesday depending on the presence of seedable clouds to be determined by the staff of the Bureau of Soils and Water Management.