Rain showers in Metro Manila, parts of Luzon due to ‘habagat’; LPA less likely to develop int tropical depression

MANILA, Philippines — While the low pressure area (LPA) off extreme Northern Luzon has a slim chance of developing into a tropical depression, the southwest monsoon or “habagat” is bringing scattered and isolated rain showers, especially in in parts of Luzon.

The LPA was last spotted past 3 a.m. some 835 kilometers east-northeast of Northern Luzon where it stayed with little effect on the weather condition in the country, weather specialist Rhea Torres of the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical