According to the latest storm information on August 29 from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), a cloud cluster in the eastern part of the country could develop into a low pressure area and enter the Philippine weather monitoring area (PAR).
The cloud cluster, along with the southwest monsoon, will bring rainfall to most parts of the country, according to Benison Estareja, a weather forecaster with PAGASA.
Estareja said in a public weather forecast: We are monitoring cloud clusters in the eastern part of the country. They may develop into a low pressure area in the coming days and enter the Philippine monitoring area.
Estareja said rain is expected in eastern parts of the country, especially in the Caraga and Davao regions of Mindanao, as these cloud clusters are expected.
Zambales, Bataan, Occidental Mindoro and Palawan will also see rain due to the southwest monsoon.
According to PAGASA's weather bulletin at 4:00 a.m. on August 29, the weather is expected to be cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms in Metro Manila, Western Visayas, Negros Island, Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon), Pangasinan, tarlac, Bulacan and the rest of Mimaropa (Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan).
Cloudy weather with scattered showers or thunderstorms is expected in the rest of the country.
PAGASA has not issued a warning of strong gusts of wind over any coastal areas of the country.
During the week of September 2-8, 2024, PAGASA said that a low pressure area is likely to form north of the PAGASA Forecast Area (PMD). This low pressure is unlikely to strengthen into a storm.
According to PAGASA's September storm/low pressure forecast map, the storms tend to move along four main paths.
The storm's path is northeast, affecting Japan and South Korea. Some storms are moving northwest toward Taiwan (China).
More dangerously, many storms will make landfall directly in the Philippines, then enter the East Sea and move towards Vietnam. Specifically, the storm could sweep across the northern and northernmost part of Luzon Island and then head straight into Hong Kong (China) or Vietnam.
Another storm could make landfall in southern Luzon and move straight into Vietnam.
According to the Vietnam National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, in September, there is a possibility of about 5-7 storms/tropical depressions appearing in the East Sea; of which about 2-3 will make landfall.
