Rains will affect various parts of the country on Thursday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomic Services Administration (PAGASA) said.

In its 5 a.m. advisory, the state weather bureau said Metro Manila, the regions of Ilocos, MIMAROPA, CALABARZON, Western Visayas, and the provinces of Bataan and Zambales will experience occasional rains.

PAGASA also said that the rest of the country will be partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms.

Moderate to strong winds coming from the southwest will prevail over Luzon and Western Visayas and the coastal waters along these areas will be moderate to rough. Light to moderate winds blowing from the south to southwest will prevail over the rest of Visayas and Mindanao with slight to moderate seas.