Thunderstorm advisory up over 5 Luzon provinces

Five provinces in Luzon expect moderate to heavy rain showers with lightning and strong winds before noon Wednesday.

In a thunderstorm advisory issued at 9:35 a.m., state weather bureau PAGASA said the affected areas are:

• Quezon,
• Laguna,
• Nueva Ecija,
• Batangas and
• Bulacan.

Affected residents are advised to take precautionary measures against flash floods and landslides.

Earlier in the day, PAGASA said a low pressure area (LPA) will bring cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms over the Bicol Region, Eastern Visayas, Northern Mindanao, Caraga, Davao Region, Isabela, Aurora, Quezon, Marinduque, and Romblon.

Meanwhile, the Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) will affect the western sections of Southern Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.

The rest of MIMAROPA, Visayas, and Mindanao will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms due to the Southwest Monsoon. 

Metro Manila and the rest of CALABARZON will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to the Southwest Monsoon with possible flash floods or landslides occurring during severe thunderstorms.

The rest of Luzon will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to localized thunderstorms.—AOL, GMA Integrated News