(Eagle News)–The southwest monsoon is affecting the western section of Luzon on Thursday, Aug. 29, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said.
As a result, PAGASA said Metro Manila, Central Luzon, CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, Western Visayas, and the provinces of La Union, Pangasinan, and Benguet will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers.
Flash floods or landslides due to occasional heavy rains are possible.
The rest of the country, on the other hand, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers due to localized thunderstorms.
Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao will have moderate to strong winds, and moderate to rough coastal waters, PAGASA said.