Monsoon to bring rains over Luzon, Visayas

MANILA, Philippines — The southwest monsoon will bring scattered rains in Luzon and the Visayas today, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).

Cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms will prevail over Metro Manila, Cordillera Administrative Region, Ilocos Region, Cavite, Batangas, Bulacan, Tarlac, Pampanga, Occidental Mindoro, Palawan, Antique, Iloilo, Guimaras, Batanes and Babuyan Islands while Pangasinan, Zambales and Bataan will have occasional rains.

Meanwhile, Caraga, Davao Region and Southern Leyte will have cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms caused by the Intertropical Convergence Zone.

The rest of Mindanao will have partly cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers amid the localized thunderstorms.

PAGASA is not monitoring any low-pressure area after Francisco and Gardo left the Philippine area of responsibility.