MANILA, Philippines — Most of the country may experience good weather, in general, this Friday despite some chance of isolated rains due to localized thunderstorms, the state weather agency said. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said that only the northern portion of Palawan and Occidental Mindoro will see cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms due to the low pressure area (LPA) in the West Philippine Sea. “Itong northern portion ng Palawan, kasama na rin ang Occidental Mindoro ay makararanas ng maulap na kalangitan na may mga kalat-kalat na pag-ulan at thunderstorm,” Pagasa weather specialist Aldczar Aurelio said in the bureau’s morning public report. (This northern portion of Palawan, including Occidental Mindoro, will experience cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms.) READ: Pagasa declares end of ‘habagat’ season Pagasa said the LPA was last located 305 kilometers west of Puerto Princesa City in Palawan province. Aurelio said this LPA has a slim chance of developing into a tropical depression as it is expected to leave the Philippine area of responsibility within the next 24 to 48 hours. Aurelio also said that the rest of the country will have fair weather even if isolated rain showers are likely. “Itong nalalabing bahagi ng Luzon, kasama ang Metro Manila ay makararanas po ng maganda at maaliwalas na panahon, maliban lang po sa mga isolated na pag-ulan dahil pa rin sa mga localized thunderstorm,” he said. (The rest of Luzon, including Metro Manila will experience beautiful and clear weather, except for isolated rains due to localized thunderstorms.) READ: 2 LPAs are inside PAR but unlikely to develop into typhoons, says Pagasa Visayas and Mindanao will have similar weather conditions, according to Pagasa. Partly cloudy to cloudy skies and thunderstorms in the afternoon or evening are possible in these regions this Friday, the state weather service said. While Pagasa did not raise any gale warning over the country’s seaboards, sailors were still advised to take precautionary measures as thunderstorms are expected by Friday afternoon and evening. kga
