ITCZ Continues to Bring Rains Over Parts of Philippines Wednesday

Some parts of the country will continue to experience rains on Wednesday due to the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) that is still affecting southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao, state weather agency Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said.

In its 24-hour forecast, PAGASA said cloudy skies with light to moderate rains and thunderstorms will prevail over Visayas, Bicol, Mimaropa, Caraga, Zamboanga Peninsula, Soccsksargen, Aurora and Quezon.

Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with rainshowers or thunderstorms will be experienced over Metro Manila and the rest of the country, it added.

Meanwhile, moderate to occasionally strong winds will blow from southwest to southeast over the western section of Luzon, and from southeast over extreme northern Luzon.

Coastal waters along these areas will be moderate to occasionally rough.

Light to moderate winds will blow from east to southeast over the rest of Luzon, and from the southwest to southeast over Visayas and Mindanao with slight to moderate seas, PAGASA said. (Ma. Cristina C. Arayata/PNA)