Cloudy skies, isolated rains in Metro Manila due to the easterlies

The effects of the easterlies will be felt in the entire country on Saturday, PAGASA reported in its early morning forecast.

Batanes will have cloudy skies with light rains due to the northeast monsoon.

Meanwhile, Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms brought about by the easterlies. The weather bureau warned that flash floods may occur during severe thunderstorms.

The forecast wind speed for extreme northern Luzon will be moderate to strong and moving in the northeast direction while coastal waters will be moderate to rough.

For the rest of the country the forecast wind speed is slight to moderate moving in the east to northeast direction while coastal waters will remain slight to moderate. — BAP, GMA News