LPA to bring cloudy skies, rains over parts of Luzon, Visayas

The low pressure area is expected to bring cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms over the Bicol Region, Central Visayas, Eastern Visayas, Aurora, and Quezon, PAGASA said in its Saturday afternoon forecast.

The LPA was spotted 175 kilometers east of Virac, Catanduanes at 3 p.m.

Because of the Southwest Monsoon (Habagat), Metro Manila, MIMAROPA, Mindanao, the rest of Central Luzon, the rest of Visayas, Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, and Rizal, will see will cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms, while the rest of Luzon will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms. 

Flash floods or landslides may occur due to these weather systems.

PAGASA also issued its heavy rainfall outlook for the next three days (as of 5 p.m. June 7):

Due to the LPA 

Saturday to Sunday afternoon (June 8)
(50-100 mm):
Quezon, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Albay, Sorsogon, Masbate, Northern Samar, and Eastern Samar

Sunday afternoon to Monday afternoon (June 9)
(50-100 mm):
Quezon, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Albay, Sorsogon, Masbate, and Northern Samar

Monday afternoon to Tuesday afternoon (June 10)
(50-100 mm):
Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Albay, Sorsogon, and Masbate

Due to the Southwest Monsoon

Saturday to Sunday afternoon (June 8)
50-100 mm):
Zambales, Bataan, Cavite, Batangas, Laguna, Occidental Mindoro, Palawan, Antique, Iloilo, Negros Occidental, and Zamboanga del Norte

Sunday afternoon to Monday afternoon (June 9)
(100-200 mm):
Palawan, Occidental Mindoro, and Antique
(50-100 mm):
Zambales, Bataan, Cavite, Batangas, Iloilo, Guimaras, Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, and Zamboanga del Norte

Monday afternoon to Tuesday afternoon (June 10)
(100-200 mm):
Palawan, Occidental Mindoro, and Antique
(50-100 mm):
Zambales,  Tarlac, Bataan, Cavite, Batangas, Negros Occidental, and Zamboanga del Norte

''Forecast rainfall may be higher in mountainous and elevated areas. Moreover, impacts in some areas may be worsened by significant antecedent rainfall,'' PAGASA said. 

Meanwhile, light to moderate winds with slight to moderate waters may be observed across the country.

Sunrise in Metro Manila will be at 5:26 a.m. on Sunday. —Jiselle Anne Casucian/VBL, GMA Integrated News