Rainy weather in parts of VisMin, south Luzon due to LPA

At 3 a.m. on Friday, the Low Pressure Area (LPA) was estimated at 140 kilometers east of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur as the northeast monsoon will be affecting Northern and Central Luzon, PAGASA reported.

Eastern Visayas, Central Visayas, Negros Occidental, Albay, Masbate, Sorsogon, and Catanduanes will have cloudy skies with scattered to widespread rain showers and thunderstorms brought about by the LPA with possible flooding or landslides due to moderate to heavy with at times intense rains.

Caraga, Northern Mindanao, Zamboanga Peninsula, MIMAROPA, the rest of Western Visayas, the rest of Bicol Region, and Quezon will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms also due to the LPA with possible flooding or landslides due to moderate to heavy rains.

Metro Manila, Cagayan Valley, the rest of CALABARZON, and Aurora will have cloudy skies with rains due to the northeast monsoon with possible flash floods or landslides due to moderate with at times heavy rains.

Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region and the rest of Central Luzon will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with light rains also due to the northeast monsoon but with no significant impact.

The rest of Mindanao will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to the LPA and localized thunderstorms with possible flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms.

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

Visayas and Mindanao will experience moderate to strong wind speed moving in the southeast to northeast direction while coastal waters will be moderate to rough.

Sunrise will be at 6:24 a.m., sunset at 5:45 p.m. -- BAP, GMA Integrated News