The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said that there is a 50 percent chance that an array of clouds located outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) could become a tropical depression and may enter PAR on Saturday or Sunday. If it does, it will be named Agaton. It may hit Eastern Visayas or Eastern Mindanao and could possibly make landfall on the first week of 2018, said Pagasa-Visayas director Oscar Tabada.
Tabada said that while tropical depression ‘Wilma’ dissipated just before it entered PAR, its remnant energy started to gather together again. When a low-pressure area (LPA) combines with thunderstorms and creates a circular wind flow, a tropical depression forms.
But Tabada also clarified that international weather models are still not clear as to where Agaton’s movements may lead. Based on the European weather model, the LPA could make landfall in Surigao.
24-Hour Public Weather Forecast
Issued at 4:00PM Saturday, 30 December 2017 as per Dost_Pagasa via Facebook:
SYNOPSIS: Tail-End of a Cold Front affecting Visayas. Northeast Monsoon affecting Luzon.
FORECAST WEATHER CONDITIONS
Place: Visayas
Weather Condition: Cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms
Caused by: Tail-End of a Cold Front
Impacts: Possible flash floods or landslides due to scattered light to moderate to at times heavy rains
Place: Visayas and Mindanao
Speed: Moderate to Strong
Direction: Northeast
Coastal Waters: Moderate to Rough
SUNSET TODAY: 5:37 PM
SUNRISE TOMMOROW: 6:21 AM
MOONRISE TOMORROW 3:53 PM
MOONSET TOMORROW: 4:00 AM
ILLUMINATION TODAY: 91%
While the LPA has yet to enter PAR, Cebu will experience partly cloudy skies and slight rains today. On Sunday, expect cloudy skies with light to moderate rains, while on Monday, windy skies with light to moderate rains are on the forecast.
Credit: www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph.
