MANILA— Parts of Eastern Visayas and Mindanao may experience scattered rains and thunderstorms on Friday due to the easterlies, with possible flash floods and landslides in areas affected by moderate to heavy rainfall, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said.

In its 4 a.m. weather bulletin, PAGASA said Eastern Visayas, Caraga and Davao Oriental will have cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms.

Meanwhile, the Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region and Cagayan Valley will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains due to the northeast monsoon, with no significant weather-related impacts expected.

Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms caused by the easterlies. Severe thunderstorms may trigger flash floods or landslides.

PAGASA said the northeast monsoon is affecting Northern Luzon, while easterlies are prevailing over the rest of the country.

For coastal conditions, moderate winds from the northeast to east will prevail over extreme Northern Luzon, with moderate seas ranging from 1.2 to 2.5 meters.

The rest of Luzon will experience light to moderate northeast to east winds, with coastal waters ranging from slight to moderate at 0.6 to 2.5 meters.

Similar wind conditions are expected over the Visayas and Mindanao, with northeast winds and coastal waters ranging from 0.6 to 2.1 meters.

Meanwhile, a tropical depression was located 3,145 kilometers east of Central Luzon outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) as of 3 a.m.

The weather disturbance had maximum sustained winds of 45 kilometers per hour near its center and gustiness of up to 55 kph. It was moving westward at 30 kph.

PAGASA recorded temperatures ranging from 21.6 degrees Celsius to 32.7 degrees Celsius during the 24-hour period ending at 8 p.m. Thursday.

In Metro Manila, sunrise was at 5:53 a.m. and sunset is expected at 5:26 p.m. Friday. The moon is expected to set at 3:14 p.m., with an illumination of 8%.