One tropical cyclone may hit PH in January —PAGASA

One possible tropical cyclone may form inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility during the month of January, PAGASA said.

The cyclone may make landfall near Eastern Visayas or the Caraga Region, according to an Unang Balita report on Wednesday.

It may also deviate from the country.

Meanwhile, the country continues to be affected on Wednesday by the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) and the shear line.

The ITCZ may cause cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms over Visayas, Caraga, Davao Region, Palawan, Romblon, Catanduanes, Albay, Sorsogon, and Masbate, and partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms over the rest of Mindanao.

The shear line may bring cloudy skies with scattered rains and isolated thunderstorms over Metro Manila, Calabarzon, Cagayan, Isabela, Quirino, Apayao, Aurora, Bulacan, Marinduque, Oriental Mindoro, Camarines Norte, and Camarines Sur, and partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms over the rest of Luzon.

Cloudy skies with rains will be felt over Batanes, and partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains may be experienced over Ilocos Region, the rest of Cordillera Administrative Region, and Nueva Vizcaya due to the Northeast Monsoon. —Jiselle Anne Casucian/KG, GMA Integrated News