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LPA, ITCZ to bring scattered rain over parts of Visayas, Mindanao


At 3 a.m. on Thursday, the Low Pressure Area (LPA) was estimated at 130 kilometers Southeast of Cuyo, Palawan and embedded along the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) that will be affecting Southern Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, PAGASA reported.

Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, Palawan, Romblon, Masbate, Catanduanes, Albay, Sorsogon, Dinagat Islands, Surigao del Norte, and Surigao del Sur will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms due to the LPA and ITCZ with the possible occurrence of flash floods or landslides due to moderate with at times heavy rains.

Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to the easterlies and localized thunderstorms with the possible occurrence of flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms.

The forecasted Heat Index for Metro Manila ranges from a minimum of 38 degrees Celsius to a maximum of 40 degrees Celsius.

The highest Heat Index is expected to be felt in Aparri, Cagayan with 45 degrees Celsius followed by Laoag City, Ilocos Norte and Zamboanga City with 43 degrees Celsius.

 

The heat index is the measure of the temperature that a person feels in contrast to the actual air temperature.

Visayas and Mindanao will experience light to moderate wind speed moving in the northeast to southeast direction while coastal waters will be slight to moderate.

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

Sunrise will be at 5:33 a.m., sunset at 6:14 p.m. -- BAP, GMA Integrated News

Tags: PAGASA, weather
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