PAGASA: LPA, Habagat to bring rains, thunderstorms over Metro Manila, other areas

A low pressure area (LPA) and the Southwest Monsoon are expected to bring cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms over Metro Manila, the Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, MIMAROPA, CALABARZON, the Bicol Region, and Western Visayas, according to PAGASA on Friday.

In its 24-hour forecast, the weather agency warned affected residents of possible flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms.

As of 3 p.m. Friday, the LPA was estimated at 150 kilometers east of Casiguran, Aurora.

Meanwhile, the monsoon and localized thunderstorms may bring partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers over the rest of the country.

Flash floods and landslides are also possible, the weather agency said.

The PAGASA synoptic station at the Science Garden, Quezon City recorded a minimum temperature of 25°C at 5 a.m. and a maximum temperature of 30.8°C at 1:50 p.m. — Joahna Lei Casilao/RSJ, GMA News