Pagasa: Cloudy Friday, rain possible in PH
MANILA, Philippines — The state weather bureau said that moderately cloudy to cloudy skies are seen to prevail over most parts of the country this Friday as rain due to localized thunderstorms and the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) is also possible, especially in Visayas and Mindanao.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said rain, lightning, and thunder may occur as these are effects of ITCZ affecting southern Mindanao.
The ITCZ is the convergence between winds from the northern and southern hemispheres, according to Pagasa.
State weather forecaster Patrick del Mundo explained: “Sa buong maghapon, aasahan natin na dito sa Metro Manila at sa nalalabing bahagi ng ating bansa, magiging bahagyang maulap hanggang sa maulap lamang ‘yung kalangitan at may mga tsansa pa rin ng mga pulo-pulong pag-ulan, pagkidlat, at pagkulog na mas mapapadalas pa dito sa bahagi ng Visayas at Mindanao dahil sa axis ng ITCZ.”
(Throughout the day, we can expect that here in Metro Manila and the rest of our country, the sky will be partly cloudy to cloudy and there are still chances of isolated rain showers, lightning, and thunder that will be more frequent even here in the Visayas and Mindanao because of the axis of the ITCZ.)
Del Mundo also said that Luzon may anticipate moderately overcast to overcast skies with chances of scattered rain especially by Friday afternoon and evening.
Similarly, Visayas and Mindanao may expect moderately cloudy to cloudy skies but with increased localized thunderstorms relative to Luzon due to the ITCZ.
Del Mundo further noted that there are low chances of storms in the country over the weekend as Pagasa is not currently monitoring any low pressure areas within or outside of the Philippine area of responsibility.
Likewise, Pagasa did not raise any gale warning over any seaboards of the country.
Friday’s temperature in key cities/areas across the country may range from as low as 17 degrees Celsius to as high as 35 degrees Celsius, according to the state weather service. Specifically:
Luzon
- Metro Manila: 26 to 33 degrees Celsius
- Baguio City: 17 to 26 degrees Celsius
- Laoag City: 25 to 35 degrees Celsius
- Tuguegarao: 23 to 34 degrees Celsius
- Legazpi City: 26 to 33 degrees Celsius
- Puerto Princesa City: 27 to 33 degrees Celsius
- Tagaytay: 22 to 31 degrees Celsius
- Kalayaan Islands: 27 to 33 degrees Celsius
Visayas
- Iloilo City: 27 to 32 degrees Celsius
- Cebu: 27 to 32 degrees Celsius
- Tacloban City: 26 to 32 degrees Celsius
Mindanao
- Cagayan De Oro City: 25 to 33 degrees Celsius
- Zamboanga City: 25 to 34 degrees Celsius
- Davao City: 26 to 34 degrees Celsius
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