MANILA, Philippines — The intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) continuously affects Mindanao, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) reported on Tuesday.
Based on its weather bulletin, this ITCZ will most likely bring scattered rain showers and thunderstorms in some parts of the area, particularly in the Zamboanga Peninsula, Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-tawi.
“Patuloy pa ring umiiral ang intertropical convergence zone o ITCZ dito sa bahagi ng Mindanao kung saan ngayong araw, magdudulot pa rin ito ng mataas na tiyansa ng pag-ulan, pagkidlat, at pagkulong sa ilang bahagi ng Mindanao,” its weather specialist Grace Castañeda stated.
(The intertropical convergence zone continuously prevails in Mindanao, which will most likely bring rain showers and thunderstorms in some parts of the area.)
The weather bureau said that the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers and thunderstorms due to the ITCZ and localized thunderstorms.
It also noted that they are not seeing any bad weather inside the Philippine area of responsibility but will keep on monitoring due to the possibility of having a low-pressure area in the next few days.
“At sa kasalukuyan ay wala tayong mino-monitor o namamataan pa na sama ng panahon na maaaring makaapekto dito sa ating bansa, ngunit sa mga susunod na araw ay hindi natin inaalis yung posibilidad na may isang low pressure area na mabuo sa loob ng ating Philippine area of responsibility kaya continuous monitoring tayo,” Castañeda added.
(Currently, there is no bad weather inside the Philippine area of responsibility that might affect the country, but there is still a possibility that in the next few days, a low-pressure area will be developed, so we will continuously monitor this.)
According to Pagasa, the effects of the southwest monsoon or “habagat” in the country remain little, and areas not affected by the ITCZ have low chances of having isolated rain showers and thunderstorms.
“Dahil nga po hindi pa gaano ngayong naka-aapektong muli ang habagat or yung southwest monsoon sa ating bansa, ine-expect natin na magiging mababa ang tiyansa ng pag-ulan, pagkidlat, at pagkulog. Ngunit mayroon pa rin po tayong posibilidad ng mga isolated na pag-ulan,” its weather specialist said.
(Since the effects of the southwest monsoon on our country remain low, we expect that the chances of rains and thunderstorms are only small, but there may still be isolated rain showers.)
Pagasa reminded the public to stay updated on its weather reports, including the thunderstorm advisories from its regional offices.
Regarding the coastal condition in the country, Pagasa did not raise any gale warning and assured the public that boats could safely sail.