MANILA, Philippines — The chance of rains on Friday was high in the Visayas, Mindanao, Palawan, and Bicol, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa).
Pagasa Weather Specialist Loriedin de la Cruz-Galicia said in the 5 p.m. weather update that the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) was affecting the Visayas, Mindanao, and Palawan and that rains would be experienced in the Visayas, almost the entire Mindanao, Mimaropa, and Bicol because of the ITCZ.The northeasterly windflow, she said, was affecting northern Luzon and was causing isolated light rains to the Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, and Cagayan Valley Region.
As to the rest of Luzon including Metro Manila, Cruz-Galicia said that fair weather would be experienced except for isolated brief rains.
As to the weather on Friday, she told the public to expect cloudy skies and a high chance of rains in Bicol and Mimaropa.
She said the chance of isolated light rains on Friday was high in north Luzon. This included the Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, and some parts of Cagayan Valley.
As to the weather on Friday in the rest of Luzon including Metro Manila, de la Cruz-Galicia said in Filipino and English that the "skies will still be fair especially in the morning and noon." She also said, "we are not ruling out the chance of brief rains" by afternoon and evening.
She told the public to expect cloudy skies and a high chance of rains on Friday in the Visayas, Mindanao, Palawan, and some parts of Bicol.
