Northeast monsoon, easterlies to bring cloudy skies, light rains; LPA develops into tropical depression

The Northeast Monsoon will bring cloudy skies with light rains Northern Luzon while the easterlies will also be affecting the rest of the country on Friday, PAGASA reported.

Meanwhile, as of 2 a.m., the Low Pressure area (LPA 11a) being monitored outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) has developed into a Tropical Depression.

The Tropical Depression is located 3,145 kilometers east of Central Luzon, packing maximum sustained winds of 45 kilometers per hour near the center, gustiness of up to 55 km/h, and moving westward at the speed of 30 km/h.

Forecast Weather Conditions

Eastern Visayas, Caraga, and Davao Oriental will have cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms due to the easterlies while flash floods or landslides may occur due to moderate to at times heavy rains.

Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, and Cagayan Valley will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains due to the northeast monsoon but with no significant impact.

Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to the easterlies while flash floods or landslides may occur during severe thunderstorms.

Forecast Wind and Coastal Water Conditions

The wind speed forecast for extreme Northern Luzon is moderate and moving in the northeast to east direction with moderate coastal waters.

The rest of Luzon will experience light to moderate wind speed moving in the northeast to east direction while coastal waters will be slight to moderate.

Visayas and Mindanao will experience light to moderate wind speed moving northeastward while coastal waters will remain slight to moderate.

Sunrise will be at 5:53 a.m., sunset at 5:26 p.m. — BAP, GMA News