3 weather systems to bring scattered rains over parts of Luzon, Visayas

The Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) is expected to bring scattered rains over Palawan, the easterlies will be affecting extreme Northern Luzon, the trough of Super Typhoon Champi will be affecting the eastern sections of Southern Luzon and Visayas on Tuesday, PAGASA reported.

The Tropical Cyclone outside of the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), Super Typhoon Champi, is located 1,605 kilometers east of Central Luzon, packing maximum sustained winds of 195 kilometers per hour near the center, gustiness of up to 240 km/h, and moving in the west northwest direction at the speed of 20 km/h.

Forecast Weather Conditions

Palawan will have cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms due to the ITCZ and flash floods or landslides may occur due to moderate to at times heavy rains.

Catanduanes, Northern Samar, and Eastern Samar will have cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms due to the trough of Super Typhoon Champi and flash floods or landslides may occur due to moderate to at times heavy rains.

Batanes and Babuyan Islands will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to the easterlies and flash floods or landslides may occur during severe thunderstorms.

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

Forecast Wind and Coastal Water Conditions

The wind speed forecast for the eastern sections of Luzon and Visayas is moderate to strong and moving in the northeast to northwest direction while coastal waters will be moderate to rough.

The rest of Luzon and Visayas will experience light to moderate wind speed moving in the northeast to northwest direction with slight to moderate coastal waters.

Mindanao will experience light to moderate wind speed moving in the northwest to west direction while coastal waters will remain slight to moderate.

Sunrise will be at 5:48 a.m., sunset will be at 5:33 p.m. — BAP, GMA News