ITCZ, Easterlies to bring rains in parts of the country

The Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) and Easterlies will bring rain and cloudy skies over parts of the country, according to PAGASA.

In its 4 p.m. bulletin on Saturday, PAGASA said the ITCZ is expected to bring cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms over the Zamboanga Peninsula, BARMM, SOCCSKSARGEN, Lanao del Norte, and Palawan.

Meanwhile, in the rest of Mindanao, the ITCZ is expected to bring partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms.

The Easterlies are forecast to bring cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms over the Bicol Region and Quezon, while partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers oR thunderstorms over Metro Manila and the rest of the country.

Light to moderate winds and slight to moderate coastal waters are expected in the country, with waves running from 0.6 meters to 2.5 meters in Luzon and Visayas, and 0.6 meters to 1.8 meters in Mindanao.

'Champi'

As of 3 p.m., PAGASA located Typhoon Champi outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility, at 2,360 kilometers east of Eastern Visayas, with maximum sustained winds of 165 kph and gusts of up to 205 kph.

At the PAGASA Science Garden weather station in Diliman, Quezon City, the highest temperature recorded on Saturday reached 33.5 degrees Celsius at 2 p.m., while the lowest temperature was logged at 25.3 degrees Celsius at 5:00 a.m.

Sunrise in Metro Manila on Sunday is at 5:48 a.m. —VAL, GMA News