(Eagle News)–The southwest monsoon is affecting the western section of Luzon and Visayas on Wednesday afternoon.
The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Metro Manila, Central Luzon, CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, Western Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, and the provinces of Negros Oriental, Benguet and Pangasinan will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms as a result.
Flash floods or landslides due to scattered moderate with occasional heavy rains are also possible.
The rest of the country, PAGASA said, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers due to localized thunderstorms.
Northern Luzon will have strong winds and rough coastal waters, while the rest of Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao will have moderate to strong winds and moderate to rough coastal waters.