Partly cloudy, lights rains in Metro Manila due to northeast monsoon

The northeast monsoon will be affecting Luzon on Thursday, PAGASA reported in its early morning forecast.

The Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley, and the provinces of Aurora and Quezon will have cloudy skies with scattered rains brought about by the northeast monsoon. Flash floods or landslides may occur in these areas due to scattered moderate to at times heavy rains.

Visayas, Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains brought about by the northeast monsoon.

Mindanao, on the other hand, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers due to localized thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides may occur in these areas during severe thunderstorms.

The forecast wind speed in northern Luzon is strong moving in the northeast to north direction while coastal waters will be rough.

The rest of Luzon, wind speed is moderate to strong moving in the north to northeast direction while coastal waters will be moderate to rough.

In the Visayas and Mindanao, forecast wind speed is light to moderate moving northeastward while coastal waters will remain slight to moderate. — BAP, GMA News