MANILA, Philippines – Isolated thunderstorms that caused rain showers over Metro Manila on Tuesday may prevail in the coming days, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said.
Pagasa’s Tuesday night forecast also showed the possibility of partly cloudy to cloudy skies with a chance of occasional rains near Palawan and Visayas provinces due to the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ), while the rest of Luzon may experience isolated thunderstorms too.
Meanwhile, the low-pressure area (LPA) seen east of Visayas has moved closer, now located 305 kilometers east northeast of Surigao City in Surigao del Norte.
But even if the LPA may still develop into a Tropical Depression, state meteorologists said that it still has no direct effect on the country’s weather systems.
Cloudy skies moving along the ITCZ would bring rains in Eastern Visayas and Mindanaoan areas of the Zamboanga peninsula, Bangsamoro, Soccsksargen, Davao Occidental, Davao del Sur.
Due to the rains, temperatures in Metro Manila on Wednesday would go down to around 25 to 32 degrees Celsius, and even further down by Friday, playing along 24 to 28 degrees.
The same scenarios can also be experienced in Cebu, as temperatures are expected to range from 26 to 30 degrees Celsius up to Friday. However, hot and humid weather would still be felt in Davao, with temperatures of 25 to 33 degrees.
As of now, no gale warning has been raised, although sea conditions near Palawan, Western Visayas and the western part of Mindanao may vary depending on thunderstorms. For the rest of the country though, sea conditions would be slight to moderate, which means that small boats and fisherfolk are allowed to set sail.