Habagat to affect Luzon, Visayas; localized thunderstorms expected elsewhere

The Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) will continue to affect Luzon and the Visayas, state weather bureau PAGASA said in its early Saturday morning forecast.

Metro Manila, the Ilocos Region, the Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, CALABARZON, Occidental Mindoro, and Oriental Mindoro will experience cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms.

Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms may prevail over the rest of Luzon and the Visayas.

The rest of the country will experience localized thunderstorms.

Moderate to strong winds and moderate to rough coastal waters are expected over the northern and western sections of Luzon.

Light to moderate winds and slight to moderate seas are forecast over the rest of the country.

Sunrise in Metro Manila will be at 5:42 a.m., while sunset is expected at 6:19 p.m.

LPA

Meanwhile, PAGASA is also monitoring a low pressure area (LPA) east of Extreme Northern Luzon.

The LPA, identified as LPA 08e, was estimated to be located at 2,260 km east of Extreme Northern Luzon at 2 a.m. Saturday.

PAGASA said the LPA is "unlikely" to develop into a tropical depression within the next 24 hours.

—VBL/KG, GMA News