Isolated rain showers expected throughout PH

Isolated rains will occur across the country in the next 24 hours due to localized thunderstorms, PAGASA said Thursday afternoon as it continues to monitor Typhoon Sinlaku outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility.

According to its 4 p.m. weather forecast, partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms will be observed in Metro Manila and the rest of the country.

PAGASA warned that severe thunderstorms may trigger flash floods or landslides.

Meanwhile, Northern Luzon will experience the ridge of a high pressure area.

At 3 p.m., Sinlaku was located 2,420 km east of Northern Luzon in PAGASA’s Tropical Cyclone Information Domain (TCID).

It is carrying maximum sustained winds of 155 km/h near the center and gustiness of up to 190 km/h and moving northward at 10 km/h.

According to the PAGASA website, TCID is the agency's largest and outermost monitoring domain.

"Tropical cyclones present inside the TCID are of least concern for the forecasters but are necessary enough for monitoring and public awareness purposes," PAGASA said.

Winds will be moderate to strong, while coastal waters will be moderate to rough in the eastern sections of Southern Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.

The rest of the country will experience light to moderate winds and slight to moderate coastal waters.

Sunrise in Metro Manila will be at 5:41 a.m. on Friday. —Mariel Celine Serquiña/VBL, GMA News