Amihan, easterlies to bring cloudy skies over parts of Bicol, Mindanao

The Northeast Monsoon or Amihan and the easterlies will bring cloudy skies over the country, state weather bureau PAGASA reported Thursday afternoon. 

In its 4 p.m. weather bulletin, the state weather bureau said Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Albay, Zamboanga Peninsula, Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi will have cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms due to the easterlies.

Cloudy skies with rainfall caused by the Amihan will prevail over Batanes, Cagayan, and Apayao. 

Meanwhile, Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms due to the easterlies. 

Possible flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are expected. 

Wind speed

In Northern Luzon, the wind speed will be strong moving Northeast while the coastal waters will be rough. 

Central Luzon will have moderate to strong wind moving northeast coupled with moderate to rough coastal waters.  

The rest of the country, however, will have light to moderate wind moving East to Northeast and slight to moderate coastal waters. 

PAGASA also noted that as of 2:00 PM today, no Low Pressure Areas have been monitored.

Sunset will be at 6:05 p.m while the sunrise will be at 6:09 a.m. on Friday. — Sherylin Untalan/RF, GMA Integrated News