The weather forecast at 4 a.m. on August 18 of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PASAGA) said that the low pressure last detected in the north of the country had left the monitoring area of the Philippines. Philippines (PAR).
PASAGA noted that the low pressure left PAR around 2pm on August 17 and did not affect the Philippines.
However, the weak southwest monsoon will bring scattered rains over Batanes and Babuyan islands, while generally good weather is forecast for the rest of Luzon.
The rest of the Philippines may see scattered rain due to localized thunderstorms.
Temperatures in Metro Manila will range between 26 and 33 degrees Celsius.
In early August, Philippine storm forecasters reported that 2-3 tropical storms are expected to form or enter the Philippine forecast area in August.
PASAGA also forecasts that there is a possibility of 13 to 16 storms entering the Philippine forecast area between now and the end of the year.
PASAGA's storm forecast said that the Philippines is likely to suffer more storms in the 2024 storm season than last year due to the possibility of the La Nina phenomenon returning.
Meanwhile, according to the Vietnam National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, the ENSO phenomenon is still in the neutral phase and will continue to maintain until the end of August. ENSO may switch to La Nina state from September - November 2024 with a probability of 60 - 70%.
The forecast for the number of storms and tropical depressions from now until the end of 2024 is about 9 - 11 storms/tropical depressions, of which about 4 - 6 storms/tropical depressions can impact mainland Vietnam. Male. The number of tropical cyclones this year is equivalent to the average for many years.
