ITCZ to bring rains in Visayas, Mindanao

MANILA, Philippines - An intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) will bring warm weather and rains in most parts of the Visayas and Mindanao this week, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said yesterday.

PAGASA senior weather forecaster Robert Sawi said the ITCZ would prevail in the next five days, adding no tropical cyclone is expected to affect the country this week.

PAGASA said the regions of Cagayan Valley, Cordilleras, Ilocos and Central Luzon would be partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated light rains.

Metro Manila and the rest of the country will be partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms.

Sawi said the northeast monsoon would intensify during the weekend, bringing light rains over Northern Luzon.

PAGASA declared last Thursday the start of the northeast monsoon or amihan season, which brings cold weather.