LPA spotted near Batanes; Habagat to bring rain over Luzon, Visayas

A Low Pressure Area (LPA) was estimated at 745 kilometers east Southeast of Itbayat, Batanes early Friday morning while the effects of the southwest monsoon or Habagat will be felt in Luzon and Visayas, PAGASA reported.

Zambales and Bataan will have monsoon rains due to the southwest monsoon with the possibility that flashfloods or landslides will occur due to moderate to heavy rains.

the Ilocos Region will have occasional rains due to the southwest monsoon with the possibility that flashfloods or landslides will occur due to moderate to heavy rains.

Metro Manila, Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, Samar, and the rest of Luzon will have cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms due to the southwest monsoon with the possibility that flashfloods or landslides will occur due to moderate to at times heavy rains.

The rest of Visayas will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to the southwest monsoon with the possibility that flashfloods or landslides will occur during severe thunderstorms.

In Mindanao, residents will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to localized thunderstorms with the possibility that flashfloods or landslides will occur during severe thunderstorms.

The western section of Luzon will experience moderate to strong wind speed moving in the southwest to south direction while coastal waters will be moderate to rough.

The rest of the country will have light to moderate wind speed moving in the southeast to southwest direction while coastal waters will be light to moderate.

Sunrise will be at 5:45 a.m., sunset at 5:54 p.m. — BAP, GMA Integrated News