ITCZ to bring cloudy skies, rains over parts of Luzon and Visayas

The Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) will bring cloudy skies, rains and thunderstorms over parts of Luzon and Visayas, PAGASA reported in its early morning forecast.

Metro Manila, Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, Central Luzon, CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, Bicol Region, Visayas, Northern Mindanao, and Caraga will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms brought about by the ITCZ with possible flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms.

The rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms due to ITCZ / localized thunderstorms with possible flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms.

Wind speed forecast for the northern and eastern sections of Luzon is moderate to rough moving northeastward while coastal waters will be moderate to strong.

The western section of Luzon will experience moderate wind speed moving in the southwest to southeast direction while coastal waters will remain moderate.

The rest of the country will experience light to moderate wind speed moving in the southwest to southeast direction while coastal waters will be slight to moderate.

The sun will rise by 5:47 a.m. and set by 5:36 p.m. -- BAP, GMA News