MANILA, Philippines — The low pressure area (LPA) outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) has a medium chance of developing into a tropical depression, state weather bureau PAGASA said.

In its forecast on Tuesday, July 21, PAGASA said the LPA was estimated to be 1,630 kilometers east-southeast of Luzon as of 3 a.m.

PAGASA said it developed into an LPA as of 8 p.m. on July 20 and has a medium chance of developing into a tropical depression within 24 hours.

It may also enter PAR on Tuesday afternoon or on the morning of July 22, according to PAGASA weather specialist Veronica Torres.

Meanwhile, the southeast monsoon, locally known as “habagat,” may bring rains to Metro Manila and other parts of the country.

The habagat may bring partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms to Metro Manila, Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, MIMAROPA, Batanes, Babuyan Islands, Zambales, Bataan, Cavite, Batangas and the rest of Mindanao.

Western Visayas, the Negros Island Region, the Zamboanga Peninsula and BARMM may also experience cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms due to the habagat.

Meanwhile, the rest of the country may experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to localized thunderstorms.