Cloudy skies, isolated light rains in Metro Manila due to easterlies

The effects of the northeast monsoon will be felt in the extreme northern Luzon on Tuesday, PAGASA reported in its early morning forecast.

Batanes and the Babuyan Group of islands will have cloudy skies with light rains due to the northeast monsoon.

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

Mindanao, meanwhile, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms also due to the easterlies. However, flash floods or landslides may occur due severe thunderstorms.

The forecast wind speed in extreme northern Luzon is strong moving northeastward while coastal waters will be rough.

The eastern section of the country wind speed will be moderate to strong while moving in the east to northeast direction while coastal waters will be moderate to rough.

The forecast wind speed for the rest of the country is light to moderate and moving east to northeast direction while coastal waters will remain slight to moderate. — BAP, GMA News