Metro Manila will be cloudy with isolated rainshowers

The southwest monsoon will be affecting the western section of Luzon on Friday, PAGASA stated in its 24-hour public weather forecast.

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

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

The public is warned that landslides and flash floods may occur during severe thunderstorms.

The forecast wind speed for the northern and western sections of Luzon will be moderate to strong moving southwestward while coastal waters will be slight to moderate.

Wind speed for the rest of Luzon will be light to moderate moving in the southwest direction while coastal waters will be slight to moderate.

In the Visayas and Mindanao, wind speed is light to moderate moving in the south to southwest direction while coastal waters will be slight to moderate. — BAP, GMA News