Amihan to bring rains over Luzon; LPA to affect Visayas, Mindanao

The northeast monsoon or amihan will affect Luzon while a Low Pressure Area (LPA) will bring rains over Visayas and Mindanao on Tuesday, PAGASA reported.

At 3 a.m., the LPA was estimated to be located based on all available data at 340 kilometers southeast of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur or 320 km east southeast of Davao City.

Mindanao will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms brought about by the LPA with possible flash floods or landslides due to moderate to heavy rains.

Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, and Aurora will have cloudy skies with rains due to the northeast monsoon with possible flash floods or landslides due to moderate with at times heavy rains.

Visayas, meanwhile, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to the LPA and localized thunderstorms. Flash floods floods or landslides may possibly occur during severe thunderstorms.

Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with light rains also due to the northeast monsoon but with no significant impact.

Luzon and the eastern section of Visayas and Mindanao will experience moderate to strong wind speed moving in the northeast to north direction while coastal waters will be moderate to rough.

The rest of the country will experience light to moderate wind speed moving in the northeast to north direction while coastal waters remain slight to moderate.

Sunrise will be at 6:05 a.m., sunset at 6:06 p.m. -- BAP/KG, GMA Integrated News