Trough of LPA to bring rain over parts of Visayas, Mindanao

At 3 a.m. on Friday, the Low Pressure Area (LPA) was estimated at 765 kilometers east southeast of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur as the northeast monsoon continues to affect Luzon and Visayas, PAGASA reported.

Eastern Visayas, Northern Mindanao, Caraga, Davao Region, and Bohol will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms brought about by the trough of the LPA with possible flash floods or landslides due to moderate to heavy rains.

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

Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, Bicol Region, Aurora, and Quezon 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.

Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to at times cloudy skies with light rains also due to the northeast monsoon but with no significant impact.

The wind speed forecast for Luzon and the eastern section of Visayas and Mindanao is moderate to strong moving in the northeast to north direction while coastal waters will be moderate to rough.

The northern section of Mindanao and the rest of Visayas will experience moderate to strong wind speed moving northeastward with moderate to rough coastal waters.

The rest of Mindanao will experience light to moderate wind speed moving northeastward while coastal waters remain slight to moderate.

Sunrise will be at 6:19 a.m., sunset at 6:01 p.m. -- BAP, GMA Integrated News