The low-pressure area (LPA) that entered the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) after midnight on Saturday, November 9, 2024, is now a tropical depression that is given the local name Nika. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said the LPA entered the PAR at 2 a.m. and then became a tropical depression by 8 a.m. on November 9. Weather satellite image from Pagasa

MANILA, Philippines — The low-pressure area (LPA) that entered the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) after midnight Saturday developed into a tropical depression given the local name Nika.

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said the LPA entered the PAR at 2 a.m. and then became a tropical depression by 8 a.m. on November 9.

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When Tropical Depression Nika was still an LPA, it was located 1,150 kilometers east of southeastern Luzon as of 3 a.m. Pagasa has yet to make available information on the location of Tropical Depression Nika as of writing.

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“For today, it has no direct effect on any part of the country,” Pagasa specialist Daniel James Villamil said in mixed Filipino and English during an early morning weathercast.

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“So for Metro Manila and most of the country, fair weather will continue,” he added,

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However, Villamil noted that rain due to thunderstorms may still occur by Saturday afternoon and evening.

Villamil likewise disclosed that Pagasa is monitoring another LPA some 2,870 kms east of northeastern Mindanao and outside PAR, .

Villamil said this LPA tagged “11c” has a low chance of developing into a cyclone in the next 24 hours although it has a “medium chance” of gaining strength in the coming days.

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