PAGASA UP Manila suspends classes due to rainfall advisory

PAGASA UP Manila suspends classes due to rainfall advisory

PAGASA downgraded before 9 a.m. its rainfall advisory over Metro Manila, after noting "moderate to heavy" rainfall over the area.

But PAGASA advised the public to remain vigilant and monitor weather conditions.

Meanwhile, the University of the Philippines Manila campus suspended classes shortly before 9 a.m.

Office work at the UP Manila was also suspended, but Philippine General Hospital operations will "continue as usual."

PAGASA Weather News and Update as of 4:00 am today, a Low Pressure Area (LPA) was estimated based on surface and satellite data at 400 km Northeast of Basco, Batanes (22.0°N ,126.0°E) moderate to strong Southwesterly windflow prevailing over Southern Luzon and Visayas. 

Metro Manila will experience occasional light to moderate rains and thunderstorms. Moderate to occasionally strong winds blowing from the Southwest will prevail and manila bay will be moderate to occasionally rough. 

Occasional light to moderate rains and thunderstorms will be experienced in MIMAROPA, Bicol Region and Western Visayas. The rest of the country will have partly cloudy skies with brief rainshowers or thunderstorms mostly in the afternoon or evening. 

Moderate to strong winds blowing from the North to Northwest will prevail over Northern and Central Luzon and coming from the Southwest over the rest of Luzon and Western Visayas and the coastal waters along these areas will be moderate to rough. Elsewhere, winds will be light to moderate coming from the Southwest with slight to moderate seas.