Shear line, Amihan to bring cloudy skies, light rains over parts of PH

The Shear Line will be affecting the eastern section of Mindanao while the Northeast Monsoon (Amihan) will affect Luzon and the Visayas on Friday, PAGASA reported.

Caraga, Eastern Samar, Leyte, Southern Leyte, and Davao Oriental will have cloudy skies with scattered rains and isolated thunderstorms due to the Shear Line. Flash floods or landslides may occur in these areas due to moderate to at times heavy rains.

Cagayan Valley, Apayao, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Ifugao, and Aurora will have cloudy skies with light rains due to the Northeast Monsoon but with no significant impact.

The rest of Mindanao and the rest of Eastern Visayas will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to localized thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides may occur during severe thunderstorms.

Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains due to the Northeast Monsoon with no significant impact.

The wind speed forecast for the eastern sections of Southern Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao is moderate to strong and moving in the Northeast to North direction with moderate to rough coastal waters.

Northern and Central Luzon will experience moderate to strong wind speed moving in the Northeast to East direction while coastal waters will be moderate to rough.

The rest of the country will have light to moderate wind speed moving Northeastward with slight to moderate coastal waters.

Sunrise in Metro Manila will be at 6:25 a.m., sunset at 5:54 p.m. — BAP, GMA Integrated News