Cloudy skies over majority of Luzon due to ITCZ; fairer weather in rest of PH – Pagasa

PAGASA

MANILA, Philippines — Cloudy skies with rain, lightning, and thunder are expected over the majority of Luzon, including Metro Manila on Wednesday due to the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ), the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said.

“Ang malaking bahagi ng Luzon, dito po sa Ilocos Region, Cordillera, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Metro Manila, Calabarzon, Bicol Region, Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon makakaranas po ng makulimlim na kalangitan at pagkidlat at pagkulog dulot pa rin ng ITCZ,” said Pagasa weather specialist Joey Figuracion.

(Large parts of Luzon, here in Ilocos Region, Cordillera, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Metro Manila, Calabarzon, Bicol Region, Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon will experience cloudy skies with lightning and thunder caused by the ITCz.)

Meanwhile, the weather in Palawan and the Visayas and Mindanao will be hotter and more humid, particularly during the noon and early afternoon. Isolated thunderstorms, however, are still possible in the late afternoon and evening.

No tropical cyclones are expected to form in the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) in the next three days, but according to Pagasa’s Climate Monitoring and Prediction Section, two to three cyclones are expected to enter PAR in the month of September.

Figuracion said the next tropical cyclone names will be Jolina, Kiko, and Lannie.

“Mas magiging mataas ang tiyansa ng landfall sa Northeastern tip ng Luzon sa Cagayan Valley,” he added.

(The chance of landfall will be higher at the Northeastern tip of Luzon in Cagayan Valley.)

Below are the temperature ranges in key cities/areas across the country for Friday, according to Pagasa:

Metro Manila: 24 to 32 degrees Celsius

Baguio City: 17 to 24 degrees Celsius

Laoag City:  25 to 31 degrees Celsius

Tuguegarao: 24 to 32 degrees Celsius

Legazpi City: 25 to 32 degrees Celsius

Puerto Princesa City: 25 to 33 degrees Celsius

Tagaytay: 21 to 29 degrees Celsius

Kalayaan Islands: 26 to 33 degrees Celsius

Iloilo City: 25 to 33 degrees Celsius

Cebu: 25 to 33 degrees Celsius

Tacloban City: 26 to 32 degrees Celsius

Cagayan De Oro City: 25 to 32 degrees Celsius

Zamboanga City: 24 to 33 degrees Celsius

Davao City: 25 to 34 degrees Celsius

No gale warning is raised in the country’s coasts as only slight to moderate sea conditions are expected in the Philippines’ surrounding seaboards.