Cloudy skies, scattered rains expected over Visayas, Mindanao, 4 provinces due to ITCZ, easterlies

The Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) will be affecting Mindanao and Palawan while the easterlies will affect the rest of the country on Wednesday, PAGASA reported in its early morning forecast.

Visayas, Mindanao, Palawan, Sorsogon, Masbate and Romblon will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to the ITCZ / easterlies with possible flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains.

Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms due to the easterlies / localized thunderstorms with possible flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms.

Northern Luzon will experience light to moderate wind speed moving in the east to southeast direction while coastal waters will be slight to moderate.

The rest of the country will experience light to moderate wind speed moving in the east to northeast direction while coastal waters will remain slight to moderate.

Sunrise will be at 5:36 a.m., sunset at 6:12 p.m. -- BAP, GMA News