Clearer weather forecast for Thursday

MT Satellite image July 10, 2014, 7:32 a.m. Screengrab from https://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/

MANILA, Philippines–Parts of Luzon will have cloudy skies with occasional rains on Thursday due to the southwest monsoon.

“Mimaropa [Mindoro Occidental and Oriental, Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan] and the provinces of Zambales, Bataan, Cavite and Batangas will experience cloudy skies with occasional rains,” the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said.

Soccsksargen [South Cotabato, Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani and General Santos City] and Davao region will have cloudy skies with light to moderate thunderstorms, Pagasa added.

Metro Manila 

Metro Manila and the rest of the country will be partly cloudy to cloudy with chances of isolated rains or thunderstorms, Pagasa said.

Moderate to strong winds blowing from the southwest will prevail over Luzon and the Visayas and blowing from the south to southwest over Mindanao.

The coastal waters throughout the archipelago will be moderate to rough.

Pagasa saw no weather disturbance within and outside the Philippine area of responsibility.–Frances Mangosing