Cloudy skies, scattered rains over PH due to Habagat, says PAGASA

The southwest monsoon will be affecting the western sections of Southern Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao on Thursday, PAGASA reported.

Tropical Depression (formerly Henry) was located outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) 610 kilometers west of Bacnotan, La Union with maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour near the center, gustiness of up to 70 kilometers per hour, and moving west northwestward at 25 km/h.

Forecast Weather Conditions

Palawan and Occidental Mindoro will have cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms due to the southwest monsoon with the possibility that flash floods or landslides will occur due to moderate to at times heavy rains.

Zamboanga Peninsula, Basilan, Tawi-Tawi, and Antique will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to the southwest monsoon and flash floods or landslides may occur during severe thunderstorms.

Bicol Region, Eastern Visayas, Caraga, Davao Region, and Quezon will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to the easterlies while flash floods or landslides may occur during severe thunderstorms.

Metro Manila and the rest of country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to localized thunderstorms with the possibility that flash floods or landslides will occur during severe thunderstorms.

Forecast Wind and Coastal Water Conditions

The wind speed forecast for the western section of Luzon is moderate to strong moving in the southwest to southeast direction with moderate to rough coastal waters.

Visayas and the rest of Luzon will have light to moderate wind speed moving in the east to southeast direction with slight to moderate coastal waters.

Mindanao will have light to moderate wind speed moving in the south to southeast direction with slight to moderate coastal waters.

Sunrise will be at 5:31 a.m., sunset 6:29 p.m. — BAP, GMA News