ITCZ, easterlies to bring cloudy skies, scattered rains over parts of PH

The Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) will affect southern Mindanao while the easterlies will bring cloudy skies with isolated rains over the rest of the country on Friday, PAGASA reported.

The Northeasterly Windflow, meawhile, will affect Northern Luzon but with no significant impact.

Davao Region, SOCCSKSARGEN, Surigao del Sur, Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi will have cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms due to the ITCZ with possible flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains.

Batanes and Babuyan Islands will have cloudy skies with light rains due to the Northeasterly Windflow with no significant impact.

Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, and the rest of Cagayan Valley will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains due to the Northeasterly Windflow but with no significant impact.

Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to the Easterlies with possible flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms.

The wind speed forecast for Northern Luzon is moderate to strong moving northeastward with moderate to rough coastal waters.

The rest of the country will experience light to moderate wind speed moving in the east to northeast direction while coastal waters will be slight to moderate.

Sunrise will be at 5:50 a.m., sunset at 6:09 p.m. — BAP, GMA Integrated News