On December 1, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said that there is currently no low pressure area or storm that can affect or enter the country's forecast area (PAR).
But PAGASA does not rule out the possibility that a low pressure area could form west of Palawan or the Visayas in the next few days.
PAGASA weather forecaster Grace Castañeda said if the depression forms, it is unlikely to develop into a tropical storm.
According to PAGASA, most areas across the Philippines will experience rain due to three weather systems.
The northeast monsoon and the intertropical convergence zone, along with two cloud clusters due to these two weather systems, will affect most areas across the country.
The northeast monsoon brings cold air, cloudy skies and rain over large parts of northern and central Luzon.
Meanwhile, the intertropical convergence zone will mainly bring rain over most of southern Luzon, Metro Manila and some parts of the Visayas. On the other hand, the intertropical convergence zone is also expected to lead to the formation of another cloud cluster over Mindanao.
The weather expert explained that the intertropical convergence zone is expected to bring thunderstorms mainly to southern and western areas, including Palawan.
Meanwhile, the Vietnam National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting warned that the number of storms/tropical depressions in the East Sea and affecting Vietnam's mainland from December 2024 to February 2025 is approximately the same as the average of many years, which is 1.4 storms/tropical depressions, with about 0.2 making landfall.
Storms/tropical depressions, if making landfall, are likely to concentrate in the Central region and southern provinces.
The Vietnam National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting predicts that natural disasters in the late 2024 will still be complicated, such as heavy rain, floods, landslides and flash floods.
