Monday weather forecast: Cloudy skies, rain showers expected due to ITCZ
MANILA, Philippines — The Visayas, as well as Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batagas, Rizal, Quezon), Mimaropa (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan) and Bicol regions will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms on Monday due to the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ), the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagagsa) said in its 4 a.m. bulletin.
Meanwhile, Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers mostly in the afternoon or evening due to localized thunderstorms.
“Ang mga thunderstorms po ay posibleng tumagal hanggang dalawang oras. May kasama po ‘yang katamtaman hanggang malakas na pagbuhos na pag-ulan, malakas na pag-ihip ng hangin, pagkidlat, at pagkulog,” said Pagasa weather specialist Ariel Rojas.
(Thunderstorms may last for up to two hours. These will bring moderate to heavy rains, strong winds, lightning, and thunder.)
In Mindanao, sunny conditions may be interrupted by rain showers anytime throughout the day due to ITCZ, according to Rojas.The ITCZ is where winds coming from the northern and southern hemisphere converge, bringing clouds that trigger rains in affected areas.
Forecast temperature range in key cities/areas:
Metro Manila: 25 to 33 degrees Celsius
Baguio City: 16 to 25 degrees Celsius
Laoag City: 24 to 33 degrees Celsius
Tuguegarao: 25 to 34 degrees Celsius
Legazpi City: 25 to 31 degrees Celsius
Tagaytay City: 23 to 31 degrees Celsius
Puerto Princesa City: 25 to 31 degrees Celsius
Iloilo City: 24 to 31 degrees Celsius
Cebu City: 26 to 31 degrees Celsius
Tacloban City: 25 to 30 degrees Celsius
Cagayan De Oro City: 24 to 33 degrees Celsius
Zamboanga City: 23 to 33 degrees Celsius
Davao City: 26 to 34 degrees Celsius
