Western Visayas, Mindanao to have cloudy skies, rains due to ITCZ

MANILA, Philippines — The Western Visayas region and Mindanao will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms on Tuesday due to the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ), according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa).

“Dahil sa epekto ng ITCZ, ang Western Visayas at buong Mindanao ay makakaranas ng maulap na kalangitan na may kalat-kalat na pag-ulan at thunderstorm,” Pagasa weather specialist Aldczar Aurelio said in a 4 a.m. weather forecast.

(Due to the effects of the ITCZ, Western Visayas and the entire Mindanao will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms.)

The ITCZ is where winds coming from the northern and southern hemisphere converge, bringing clouds that cause rains in affected areas.

Meanwhile, Luzon and the rest of Visayas will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers due to localized thunderstorms.

“Ang buong Luzon ay makakaranas ng maganda at maaliwalas na panahon kung saan maulap hanggang maulap ang ating kalangitan. Makakaranas pa rin ng mainit at maalinsangang panahon lalo na sa tanghali o hapon, pero may tsansa na magkaroon ng isolated o biglaang buhos ng ulan dahil sa thunderstorms,” Aurelio said.

(The entire Luzon will experience fair weather, with partly cloudy to cloudy skies. There will be hot and humid weather especially at noon or in the afternoon, but isolated rainshowers may still occur due to thunderstorms.)

“Ang nalalabing bahagi ng Visayas, magiging fair weather, kung saan bahagyang maulap hanggang sa maulap ang papawirin, pero may tsansa ng isolated na pag-ulan dahil sa thunderstorm,” he added.

(The rest of Visayas will have fair weather, with partly cloudy to cloudy skies, but isolated rainshowers may still occur due to thunderstorms.)

No new low pressure area is currently being monitored by Pagasa within and near the Philippine Area of Responsibility.

Forecast temperature range in key cities/areas:

Metro Manila: 26 to 33 degrees Celsius
Baguio City: 17 to 26 degrees Celsius
Laoag City:  24 to 32 degrees Celsius
Tuguegarao: 24 to 34 degrees Celsius
Legazpi City: 26 to 33 degrees Celsius
Puerto Princesa City: 26 to 33 degrees Celsius
Iloilo City: 25 to 32 degrees Celsius
Cebu: 26 to 32 degrees Celsius
Tacloban City: 26 to 32 degrees Celsius
Cagayan De Oro City: 24 to 32 degrees Celsius
Zamboanga City: 23 to 33 degrees Celsius
Davao City: 25 to 31 degrees Celsius

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