ITCZ, northeasterly wind to affect most parts of PH Wednesday – Pagasa

MANILA, Philippines — The intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) and northeasterly wind flow will bring rains in parts of the country on Wednesday, according to the state weather bureau. 

In the 5 a.m. weather forecast of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), weather specialist Chenel Dominguez said that the ITCZ, or the convergence of winds from the northern and southern hemispheres, will affect Palawan, Visayas, and Mindanao. On the other hand, northeasterly windflow will prevail over the Extreme Northern Luzon. 

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Batanes and Cagayan will experience cloudy skies with rains due to the northeasterly wind flow. Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon will see fair weather with chances of localized thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. 

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Meanwhile, the ITCZ will bring rains in Palawan, and the whole Visayas and Mindanao. Dominguez then warned of possible flooding and landslides due to the prevailing rainshowers caused by the weather system.

 “Pinag-iingat po natin yung mga kababayan natin dahil ilang araw na silang nakakaranas ng pag-ulan kaya saturated na ang kalupaan at mataas na yung tyansa ng mga pagbaha at pagguho ng lupa,” she said. 

(Our fellow citizens must take precautionary measures as they have been experiencing rains for the past few days, soils have become saturated, which brings more chances of floods and landslides.)

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Dominguez also noted that no low pressure areas and tropical cyclones are being monitored inside and outside the Philippine area of responsibility.

Pagasa earlier declared the end of southwest monsoon or habagat season, and observed strengthening of a high pressure system over East Asia and southward migration of the ITCZ. 

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Temperature forecast for the following areas:

• Metro Manila: 25°C to 32°C
• Tagaytay: 22°C to 31°C
• Baguio: 17°C to 24°C
• Laoag: 25°C to 32°C
• Tuguegarao: 25°C to 34°C
• Legazpi: 25°C to 31°C
• Kalayaan Islands: 25°C to 33°C
• Puerto Princesa: 25°C to 33°C
• Iloilo: 25°C to 31°C
• Cebu: 25°C to 31°C
• Tacloban: 26°C to 33°C
• Cagayan de Oro: 25°C to 32°C
• Zamboanga: 25°C to 32°C