ITCZ, northeasterly windflow to bring rain showers over parts of the Philippines
PAGASA
The Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) and the northeasterly windflow are expected to bring rains over parts of the country, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Wednesday, Oct. 8.
PAGASA weather specialist Loriedin de la Cruz-Galicia said the ITCZ is affecting Visayas, Mindanao, and Palawan, which will experience cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms.
The ITCZ forms where northern and southern hemisphere winds converge, producing rain clouds and thunderstorms.
Meanwhile, the northeasterly windflow, or the initial blast of cold breeze coming from the northeast, is prevailing over the eastern sections of Northern and Central Luzon, bringing cloudy skies with rains over Quezon and Camarines Norte, and partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains over Cagayan Valley, Ilocos Norte, Apayao, and Aurora.
Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon will have generally fair weather with some isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to localized thunderstorms, she added.
Meanwhile, de la Cruz-Galicia said a tropical depression outside the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) was estimated at 1,985 kilometers east of Central Luzon as of 3 a.m. Wednesday.
It was moving northwestward at 15 kilometers per hour and may move close to or briefly enter PAR in the coming days before moving away.
She noted that the weather disturbance is not expected to directly affect the country but will continue to be monitored by PAGASA.