Cloudy skies, rains expected across PH due to northeast monsoon, easterlies

The Northeast Monsoon will bring cloudy skies with rains over Luzon while the easterlies will be affecting the rest of the country on Tuesday, PAGASA reported.

Meanwhile, the state weather bureau continues to monitor Typhoon Cempaka (formerly Samuel), which is outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) or 1,590 kilometers east northeast of Northern Luzon, packing maximum sustained winds of 150 kilometers per hour, gustiness of up to 185 km/h, and moving in the east northeast direction at the speed of 20 km/h.

Forecast Weather Conditions

Caraga, Davao Region, Eastern Samar, Southern Leyte, Bohol, Misamis Oriental, and Camiguin will have cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms due to the easterlies as flash floods or landslides may occur due to moderate to at times heavy rains.

Aurora, Quezon, and Camarines Norte will have cloudy skies with rains due to the northeast monsoon and flash floods or landslides may occur due to moderate to at times heavy rains.

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

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

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

Forecast Wind and Coastal Water Conditions

The wind speed forecast for Northern Luzon is moderate to strong and moving northeastward while coastal waters will be moderate to rough.

The eastern sections of Central and Southern Luzon will experience moderate to strong wind speed moving northeastward while coastal waters will remain moderate to rough.

The wind speed forecast for the Visayas and the rest of Luzon is light to moderate and moving northeastward with slight to moderate coastal waters.

Mindanaoans will experience light to moderate wind speed moving in the east to northeast direction while coastal waters will be slight to moderate.

Sunrise will be at 5:55 a.m., sunset at 5:25 p.m. — BAP, GMA News