MANILA, Philippines — Filipinos may welcome the new year with rain showers, as a new low pressure area enters the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Sunday, Pagasa said. In its 11:00 a.m. weather bulletin, Pagasa said it has monitored the coming of a new LPA 910 km east of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur. Pagasa also said that new LPA "may cross Mindanao beginning Monday until Tuesday and bring moderate to heavy rains which may trigger flash floods and landslides." Should the LPA develop into a tropical depression on January 1, maritime operations along the eastern seaboard of Surigao, Davao Oriental, Dinagat Islands and Siargao, and eastern seaboard of Leyte provinces will be disrupted. That means isolated rain showers and localized thunderstorms across the country.

Source: Philippine Star December 31, 2017 04:18 UTC