No cyclone affecting Philippines; most areas to experience partly cloudy skies — PAGASA
Most parts of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms on Thursday, Nov. 13, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said.
PAGASA weather specialist Chenel Dominguez said Tropical Depression Uwan continues to weaken after making landfall over Taiwan and is expected to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) within the day.
As of 3 a.m., the center of Uwan was estimated at 305 kilometers north of Batanes, with maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gustiness of up to 70 kph.
It was moving northeastward at 25 kph.
Dominguez said Uwan is expected to further weaken and leave the PAR as a low-pressure area.
With the tropical depression no longer directly affecting the country, PAGASA has lifted Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 over Batanes.
As of Thursday, the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) and localized thunderstorms are the dominant weather systems in the country.
The ITCZ, a weather system formed by the convergence of winds from the northern and southern hemispheres, is expected to continue to bring scattered rain showers and thunderstorms over Mindanao and Eastern Visayas.
The rest of the country, including Metro Manila and most areas of Luzon and Visayas, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers due to localized thunderstorms, mostly in the afternoon or evening.
PAGASA advised the public to remain alert for possible flash floods or landslides, particularly during moderate to heavy rainfall or severe thunderstorms.