Manila, July 3 -- The low pressure area (LPA) and the southwest monsoon or "habagat" will continue to dampen Luzon and Western Visayas on Thursday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said.

The LPA, last tracked 125 kilometers east-northeast of Aparri, Cagayan, has a medium chance of developing into a tropical cyclone within the next 24 hours.

However, it will bring scattered rains and thunderstorms over Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley, and Aurora.

Occasional rains, caused by the "habagat," will prevail over Metro Manila, Pangasinan, Zambales, Bataan, Cavite, Batangas, and Occidental Mindoro.

It will also cause scattered rains and thunderstorms in We...