Southwest Monsoon to bring rain showers, thunderstorms

The Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) continues to affect the western sections of Central and Southern Luzon on Monday and will bring rain showers and thunderstorms over the country, PAGASA said in its weather forecast.

Metro Manila, Zambales, Bataan, Cavite, Batangas, Occidental Mindoro, and the northern portion of Palawan including Kalayaan Islands will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms.

Flash floods or landslides may result due to moderate to at times heavy rains.

The rest of the country on the other hand will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to the monsoon and localized thunderstorms.

During severe thunderstorms, flash floods or landslides may occur.

Coastal waters will be moderate in Extreme Northern Luzon, and slight to moderate elsewhere in the country.

Sunrise was at 5:45 a.m. while sunset will be at 5:55 p.m. —KG, GMA News