ITCZ to bring rains over southern Mindanao — PAGASA

The Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) is expected to bring rains over parts of southern Mindanao on Monday, May 18, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said.

In its 24-hour weather forecast issued at 4 p.m. Sunday, PAGASA said the ITCZ will bring cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms over the Zamboanga Peninsula, the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), SOCCSKSARGEN, and the Davao Region.

PAGASA said the ITCZ is the zone where winds from the Northern and Southern Hemispheres converge, often triggering weather systems such as low-pressure areas and tropical cyclones.

Meanwhile, easterlies, or warm winds coming from the Pacific Ocean, are expected to bring partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms over the Visayas and the rest of Mindanao.

Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon may also experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms caused by localized thunderstorms, PAGASA said.

The weather bureau warned residents in affected areas of possible flash floods or landslides during moderate to heavy rains, as well as severe thunderstorms.

Based on observations from the PAGASA Weather Station at Science Garden in Diliman, Quezon City, the highest temperature recorded on Sunday reached 33.2 degrees Celsius at 2 p.m., while the lowest temperature was 25.4 degrees Celsius at 5 a.m.

Sunset on Sunday is expected at 6:17 p.m., while sunrise on Monday is forecast at 5:28 a.m. —MCG, GMA News