HPA ridge extends over Luzon; thunderstorms to bring rains over parts of PH

The ridge of the High Pressure Area (HPA) will be extending over Northern and Central Luzon, as localized thunderstorms are forecasted to bring isolated rains over parts of the country on Thursday, PAGASA reported.

The weather bureau continues to monitor the Tropical Depression outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), which is as of 3 a.m., is 2,880 kilometers east of Northeastern Mindanao packing maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour, gustiness of up to 7 km/h and movin westward slowly.

Forecast Weather Conditions

Metro Manila and the rest of the country 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.

Forecast Wind and Coastal Water Conditions

The wind speed forecast for Northern and Central Luzon is light to moderate moving in the east to southeast direction while coastal waters will be slight to moderate.

The rest of the country will have light to moderate wind speed moving in the east to northeast direction with slight to moderate coastal waters.

Sunrise will be at 5:47 a.m., sunset at 6:09 p.m. — BAP, GMA News