“Leon” (international name Kong-rey) has left the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Friday morning.

This, as around 7.5 million people were affected by Leon and Super Tropical Storm “Kristine” that exited the PAR early this week.

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said that 7.5 million people or almost 1.9 million families in the country’s 17 regions were affected by Leon and Kristine.

Also, the death toll from the two storms stood at 150, with 29 people reported missing and 115 injured.

According the PAGASA, Leon’s trough will still cause rains over some parts of Luzon on All Saints’ Day.

PAGASA sees improved weather conditions throughout the country on Saturday.

The weather agency’s 5 a.m. weather update showed that Leon exited the PAR at 1:30 a.m. Friday.

Leon was last spotted at 550 kilometers (km) north northwest of Itbayat, Batanes, packing maximum sustained winds of 100 kph near the center and gusts of up to 140 kph. It is moving northwest at 20 kph.

PAGASA has lifted all tropical cyclone warning signals.

However, the trough of Leon will bring cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms over the western section of Luzon, particularly in the provinces of Zambales, Bataan, Palawan and Occidental Mindoro.

Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to localized thunderstorms.

Meanwhile, the wind flow towards Leon’s circulation will bring strong to gale-force winds over Batanes, Babuyan Island, northeastern mainland Cagayan, and the eastern portion of Isabela.

(PHOTO FROM PNA)