Southwest Monsoon to bring rains over parts of Luzon, Visayas

The Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) is currently affecting Southern Luzon and Visayas on Wednesday and will bring rain showers over several areas, PAGASA said in its weather forecast.

Metro Manila, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Western Visayas, Zambales and Bataan will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides may result due to moderate to at times heavy rains.

The rest of the country meanwhile may expect partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to the monsoon or localized thunderstorms. During severe thunderstorms, flash floods or landslides may occur.

Coastal waters will be slight to moderate throughout the country.

Sunrise was at 5:30 a.m. while sunset will be at 6:29 p.m. —KG, GMA Integrated News