LPA nears Mindanao, may bring rains, thunderstorms

MANILA -- At 4and00 AM today, the Low Pressure Area (LPA) was spotted at 235 km east of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur. This will bring cloudy skies with moderate to occasionally heavy rains and thunderstorms which may trigger flash floods and landslides over eastern Visayas and Caraga. Cloudy skies with light to moderate rains and isolated thunderstorms will be experienced over the regions of Bicol, Central Visayas and Northern Mindanao.Meanwhile, due to the surge of the Northeast Monsoon in Northern Luzon, partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains will prevail over Batanes, Cagayan and Ilocos Norte. Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms will be experienced over Metro Manila and the rest of the country.