Cloudy skies, isolated rainshowers forecast for Metro Manila

The southwest monsoon will be affecting the western section of Luzon on Thursday, PAGASA reported in its early morning forecast.

Ilocos Region, Batanes, Babuyan Group of Islands, Zambales and Bataan will have cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms caused by the southwest monsoon.

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

Flash floods and landslides may occur during severe thunderstorms, PAGASA reminds the public.

The forecast wind speed for northern and central Luzon is light to moderate moving southwestward while coastal waters will remain slight to moderate.

For the rest of the country, wind speed forecast is light to moderate moving south to southwest while coastal waters will be slight to moderate. — BAP, GMA News