MANILA, Philippines — Cloudy skies and scattered rains will prevail in the Visayas, Mindanao and parts of Luzon on Thursday due to the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ), according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa).
“Ang ITCZ ay nagdadala ng maulap na kalangitan na may kalat-kalat na pag-ulan, pagkulog at pagkidlat sa buong Mindanao, buong Visayas, sa bahagi ng Palawan, at sa ilang lalawigan ng Kabikulan, particular na dito sa Albay, sa Sorsogon, at sa Masbate,” said Pagasa weather specialist Daniel JamesVillamil.
(The ITCZ will bring cloudy skies with scattered rain, thunder and lightning to the Visayas and Mindanao, parts of Palawan, and parts of the Bicol region, particularly Albay, Sorsogon and Masbate).
Villamil explained that the ITCZ is where the winds from the northern and southern hemisphere meet.
Meanwhile, the shear line, defined as the area where warm and cold winds meet, is also forecast to cause rain and thunderstorms in Batanes, said Pagasa.
Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have generally fair weather with possible rain showers in the afternoon or evening due to localized thunderstorms, according to Villamil.
Pagasa warned of possible flash floods and landslides in rain-affected areas.
Forecast temperature on Thursday in key cities / areas:
- Metro Manila — 24 to 33 degrees Celsius
- Baguio — 16 to 24 degrees Celsius
- Laoag — 24 to 31 degrees Celsius
- Tuguegarao — 23 to 31 degrees Celsius
- Legazpi — 24 to 30 degrees Celsius
- Puerto Princesa — 26 to 31 degrees Celsius
- Tagaytay — 21 to 30 degrees Celsius
- Kalayaan Islands — 26 to 32 degrees Celsius
- Iloilo — 25 to 31 degrees Celsius
- Cebu — 26 to 30 degrees Celsius
- Tacloban — 24 to 29 degrees Celsius
- Cagayan de Oro — 25 to 30 degrees Celsius