Warm, humid; isolated rains in Metro Manila, scattered storms in Bicol, Caraga, Visayas, Mindanao; gale warning for Batanes

PAGASA updated its weather forecast for Thursday, predicting warm and humid conditions with isolated rain showers due to easterly winds and the northeast monsoon or 'amihan'.

Bicol Region, Caraga, Quezon, Marinduque, Romblon, Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, Leyte, Southern Leyte, Davao Oriental, Davao del Sur, Sarangani, Zamboanga Peninsula, Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi will experience cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms, posing a risk of flash floods or landslides due to moderate to heavy rainfall.

Metro Manila and other parts of Luzon are expected to have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers caused by localized thunderstorms in the evening.

Pagasa hoisted a gale warning over the northern seaboard of Northern Luzon due to the northeast monsoon, cautioning those with small sea vessels that it is dangerous to sail in the Batanes area.

Parts of Mindanao and Visayas will see cloudy skies and rainfall in the next 24 hours due to easterlies, while winds will be light to moderate and coastal waters slight to moderate throughout the rest of the country.

San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, has been placed under the 'danger' category with a heat index expected to reach 42°C, according to PAGASA's latest report.