ITCZ, Amihan to bring cloudy skies, rain to parts of the country —PAGASA

The Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) will bring cloudy skies with scattered rain and thunderstorms to parts of Mindanao, while the Northeast Monsoon or Amihan will affect Luzon, the weather bureau PAGASA said on Wednesday.

Based on PAGASA’s 4 p.m. weather forecast, the Davao Region, Zamboanga Peninsula, Sarangani, Basilan, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, and southern Palawan will experience cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms with possible flash floods or landslides due to scattered moderate to at times heavy rains.

The Ilocos Provinces, Cagayan Valley, Aurora, and the northern portion of Quezon will have cloudy skies with light rains.

Visayas, the rest of Mindanao, and the rest of Palawan will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers with possible flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms.

Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains caused by Amihan.

The wind speed forecast for the rest of the country is moderate to strong, while coastal waters will be moderate to rough.

The sun will rise at 6:23 a.m. on Thursday. — Richa Noriega/BM, GMA News