Cloudy skies, rains in parts of west Luzon due to southwest monsoon

The southwest monsoon will be affecting the western section of Luzon on Friday, PAGASA reported in its 24-Hour Public Weather Forecast.

The Ilocos Region, MIMAROPA, Zambales and Bataan will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms brought about by the southwest monsoon.

Meanwhile, 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, the weather bureau warned, may occur during severe thunderstorms.

The forecast wind speed for the entire country is light to moderate moving southwest to west direction while coastal waters will remain slight to moderate. — BAP, GMA News