Cloudy skies with rains over parts of Luzon due to Northeast Monsoon

Several areas in Luzon will experience cloudy skies with rains because of the Northeast Monsoon or Amihan, state weather bureau PAGASA said Tuesday.

In its 24-hour weather forecast, PAGASA said cloudy skies and rains are expected over Batanes, Cagayan including Babuyan Islands, Ilocos Norte, and Apayao due to Amihan.

The Northeast Monsoon will also bring partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains over Central Luzon and the rest of the Ilocos Region, the Cordillera Administrative Region, and Cagayan Valley.

Eastern and Central Visayas, Caraga, Northern Mindanao, and Davao Region will experience scattered rain showers and thunderstorms caused by easterlies. 

Easterlies and localized thunderstorms will affect Metro Manila and the rest of the country.

In Northern Luzon, the wind speed forecast is moderate to strong moving northeastward while coastal waters will be moderate to rough.

The rest of Luzon, Visayas, and the northern and eastern sections of Mindanao will experience moderate to strong wind speed moving in the east to northeast direction while coastal waters will be moderate to rough.

The rest of Mindanao will experience light to moderate wind speed moving northeastward while coastal waters will be slight to moderate. — Consuelo Marquez/VBL, GMA News