LPA, ITCZ, northeasterly winds to bring rains over PH this weekend

Parents and guardians pick up young pupils from an elementary school in Quezon City amid moderate rain, September 17, 2026. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News

MANILA — Three weather systems will bring rains across many parts of the country this weekend, according to PAGASA.

A low pressure area formed over the Philippine Sea east of Visayas on Friday afternoon.

The LPA is embedded along the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ). At 3 p.m., it was located 520 kilometers east of Catarman, Northern Samar.

It is unlikely to develop into a tropical cyclone but will move westward and may dissipate upon reaching land.

The LPA will bring scattered rains over Bicol Region, Eastern Visayas, Romblon, Marinduque, and Quezon.

On the other hand, the ITCZ will also bring scattered rains over Mindanao, Palawan, and the rest of Visayas.

The northeasterly winds, considered the precursor of the Northeast Monsoon or Amihan, will bring cloudy skies and light rains over Cagayan Valley, Apayao, and Aurora.

Meanwhile, Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon will experience warm and humid conditions, with likely isolated rain showers or localized thunderstorms in the afternoon or evening.

PAGASA warned against possible flash flooding and landslides during periods of moderate to heavy rains.

The weather bureau is also monitoring another LPA outside the Philippine area of responsibility, which formed Thursday.

It has a low chance of developing into a tropical cyclone in the next 24 hours and is expected to move away from the country.

The Philippines is currently in a transition period, following PAGASA’s declaration of the end of the southwest monsoon or Habagat season on October 5.

State forecasters said Amihan could gradually begin to affect the country between the last week of October and the first week of November.

The seasonal transition comes as climatologists forecast the prevailing El Niño to intensify further and peak in December.

PAGASA said this may result in a drier and warmer Amihan season than in the previous years.