MANILA, Philippines — Cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms are expected over Palawan as well as Visayas and Mindanao on Saturday, the state weather bureau said.
In its early morning weather update, the Philippine Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) continues to affect the said areas.
According to Pagasa, the ITCZ will bring rains over a large portion of Southern Luzon while the rest of the island will experience localized and isolated rain showers and thunderstorms.
Particularly for Palawan as well as Kalayaan Islands, the state weather bureau forecasts cloudy skies with high chances of continuous rains.
Pagasa advised residents to watch out for rains and and possible floods and landslides.
The state weather bureau, meanwhile, said that Metro Manila and the remaining parts of Luzon will have partly cloudy skies with chances of localized thunderstorms, which can last for five minutes to one hour.
The entire Visayas and Mindanao will also experience cloudy skies. High chances of continuous rains may also occur, according to Pagasa.
Residents were warned of possible floods and landslides during heavy rains.