Pagasa: Cloudy Monday with isolated rain showers due to ITCZ

MANILA, Philippines — Cloudy skies and isolated rain showers are expected over most parts of the country due to the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ), the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) reported on Monday.

“Ito pong ITCZ, malaki ang tsansa na mag-prevail pa rin o maging dominant weather system sa’tin at least in the next two to three days,” Pagasa weather specialist Loriedin De La Cruz said in Pagasa’s 4 a.m. weather forecast.

The ITCZ will likely prevail or be the dominant weather system in the country at least in the next two to three days.)

Cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms are expected in Metro Manila, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Calabarzon (Cavite Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon), Mimaropa (Mindoro Provinces, Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan), Bicol, Pangasina, the Visayas and Mindanao.

Coastal waters will be slight to moderate (0.6 to 2.1 meters).

Temperature range in key areas of the country:

Metro Manila – 25 to 32 degrees Celsius

Baguio – 16 to 24 degrees Celsius

Cebu – 24 to 32 degrees Celsius

Davao – 25 to 33 degrees Celsius

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