Amihan, shear line to bring rain over parts of the Philippines

The northeast monsoon or amihan will bring cloudy skies and rain over parts of Luzon while the shear line will affect parts of Visayas, Mindanao on Thursday, PAGASA reported.

Caraga, Southern Leyte, and Davao Oriental will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms brought about by the shear line with possible flash floods or landslides due to moderate to heavy rains.

Cagayan Valley, Bicol Region, Aurora, Quezon, and Oriental Mindoro 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.

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

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

Luzon and the eastern sections of Visayas and Mindanao will experience moderate to strong wind speed moving in the northeast to north direction while coastal waters will be moderate to rough.

The rest of the country will experience light to moderate wind speed moving northeastward while coastal waters will be light to moderate.

The sun will rise by 6:13 a.m. and set by 6:04 p.m. -- BAP, GMA Integrated News