Several areas in Luzon will continue to experience rains caused by the southwest monsoon, or “habagat,” while two low pressure areas (LPAs) still have a chance of becoming tropical cyclones in the coming days, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Monday, Sept. 9.

PAGASA said the habagat will bring occasional moderate to heavy rains to Ilocos Region, Apayao, and Abra over the next 24 hours.

Cloudy skies with scattered light to heavy rains and thunderstorms will also affect Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, and the rest of Cordillera Administrative Region, while Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon will experience cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms.

Meanwhile, the rest of the country will be partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to localized thunderstorms.

PAGASA Weather Specialist Obet Badrina said they are continuously monitoring the LPAs, one inside the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) and the other outside the PAR.

As of 5 a.m., the LPA inside the PAR was located 1,155 kilometers east-northeast of extreme northern Luzon.

Badrina said PAGASA is not ruling out the possibility that this could become a tropical cyclone as it moves northwestward.

At present, the likelihood of the weather disturbance making landfall in the country is relatively low, but PAGASA will continue to monitor it closely, he added.

Meanwhile, Badrina said the LPA outside the PAR was located 2,810 kilometers east of Eastern Visayas.

It is possible that this could develop into a tropical cyclone and enter the PAR, he said.

Based on the latest data, this weather disturbance may move northwestward and enhance the habagat by Thursday or Friday, Sept. 12 or 13, potentially bringing rainy weather to Visayas and Mindanao, he added.

If the two LPAs develop into tropical cyclones inside the PAR, they will be named “Ferdie” and “Gener.”