Two southwesterly windflows and localized thunderstorms are forecast to bring scattered showers and thunderstorms across much of the country, the state weather bureau said Thursday, Oct. 9.
In its 4 a.m. update, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) reported that Metro Manila, the Visayas, Mindanao, Mimaropa, Calabarzon, and the Bicol Region will experience cloudy skies with scattered rain and thunderstorms due to the southwesterly windflow a current blowing from the southwest.
The rest of Luzon will see partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated showers or thunderstorms.
Tropical Storm Nakri
Pagasa is still monitoring Tropical Storm Nakri, which is outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR).
Nakri is expected to enter PAR this Thursday afternoon or evening and be locally named as Quedan.
‘However, if it does, it will only pass through the northeastern boundary of the PAR and will not have any direct impact on any part of the country,’ reported Pagasa Weather Specialist Chenel Dominguez during the 5 a.m. weather report.
Nakri was last located 1,505 kilometers east of extreme Northern Luzon, packing maximum sustained winds of 65 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gusts of up to 80 kph while moving northwest at 25 kph.