The Northeast Monsoon, locally known as amihan, and the easterlies will bring scattered rains and thunderstorms to various parts of the country, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) reported on Thursday.
According to PAGASA’s weather outlook, the easterlies will affect Eastern Visayas, Caraga, the Davao Region, Quezon, Camarines Norte, and Catanduanes, bringing cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms.
Residents in these areas are advised to watch out for possible flash floods or landslides during moderate to at times heavy rains.
Meanwhile, the amihan will bring rains to Cagayan Valley, Apayao, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Ifugao, and Aurora, with similar risks of flash floods or landslides. The Ilocos Region, Central Luzon, and the rest of the Cordillera Administrative Region will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains from the monsoon, though with no significant impact.
The rest of the archipelago can expect partly cloudy to cloudy skies accompanied by isolated rain showers or thunderstorms driven by the easterlies, with potential risks of flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms.
For coastal and marine conditions, moderate to strong winds moving from the northeast to the east will prevail over the eastern sections of Luzon and Visayas, resulting in moderate to rough coastal waters.
The rest of the country will experience light to moderate winds from the same general direction, with slight to moderate coastal waters.