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Rainy Undas seen; Leon may become Super Typhoon

MANILA, Philippines — Severe Tropical Storm Leon is expected to bring stormy weather during the observance of All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days this week, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).

Leon (international name Kong-Rey) and its trough will be the dominant weather systems that will affect the entire archipelago during Undas, said PAGASA Weather Division officer-in-charge Christopher Perez.

On Wednesday and Thursday, stormy weather will be experienced over Cagayan Valley and Apayao, Perez said.

Ilocos Region, the rest of the Cordillera Administrative Region, Aurora, Quezon and portions of Bicol and Samar will see rains with gusty winds.

Cloudy skies with scattered to widespread rains will be experienced over Antique, Occidental Mindoro and Cavite.

Metro Manila, the rest of the Bicol Region, the rest of Central Luzon, the rest of Calabarzon, the rest of Mimaropa, the rest of Western Visayas, Negros Island Region and the Zamboanga Peninsula will have cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms.

The rest of the country will have partly cloudy skies with isolated rains or thunderstorms, mostly in the afternoon or evening.

On Friday, Occidental Mindoro will experience scattered to widespread rains while Metro Manila, Ilocos region, Calabarzon, Central Luzon, the rest of Mimaropa, Western Visayas, Negros Island Region, Apayao, Babuyan Islands and Batanes will have cloudy skies with scattered rains and isolated thunderstorms.

On Saturday, Occidental Mindoro and Palawan will have mostly cloudy skies with scattered rains and isolated thunderstorms. Metro Manila and the rest of the country will be partly cloudy.

Meanwhile, Leon is expected to intensify into a typhoon in the next 24 hours, PAGASA said.

State weather forecasters are not discounting the possibility of raising tropical cyclone wind signal No. 5 if Leon develops into a super typhoon.

Leon will affect Northern Luzon and its impact may be felt during All Saints’ Day, PAGASA administrator Nathaniel Servando said at a press conference.

Leon is expected to make landfall along the eastern coast of Taiwan on Thursday. Its impact in Metro

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