Quinta, Pepito to bring rain, thunderstorms over 7 areas

Tropical depression Quinta and the trough of severe tropical storm Pepito (international name, Saudel) - which has already left the country - are expected to bring cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms over MIMAROPA, Bicol Region, Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, Bangsamoro, Northern Mindanao, and Caraga, PAGASA said Saturday.

In its 24-hour forecast, the weather agency warned affected residents of possible flash floods or landslides during moderate to, at times, heavy rains.

At 3 p.m. on Saturday, the center of Quinta was estimated at 635 kilometers east of Juban, Sorsogon with maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 70 kph.

Meanwhile, Pepito was estimated outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility at 860 km west of Northern Luzon with maximum sustained winds of 100 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 125 kph.

PAGASA is set to release a severe weather bulletin on Quinta at 5 p.m.

The frontal system is also expected to bring cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms over Batanes, Cagayan, including the Babuyan Islands, Apayao, and Ilocos Norte.

Flash floods and landslides are also possible.

Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers may, meanwhile, prevail over Metro Manila and the rest of the country due to localized thunderstorms.

PAGASA said severe thunderstorms may cause flooding or landslides. -MDM, GMA News