By Arlie O. Calalo
June 26, 2023
THE inter-tropical convergence zone (ITCZ) where a low pressure area (LPA) has been embedded continues to bring rain and thunderstorms especially in Visayas, Mindanao and Southern Luzon, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services (Pagasa) said.
Weather specialist Obet Badrina said the LPA, which was 500 kilometers east of Borongan City, Eastern Samar, had a slim chance of turning into a tropical depression.
"In fact, it may just reduce into cloud clusters in the coming days," Badrina said.
The ITCZ, an imaginary line where the air coming from the northern and southern hemisphere meets, is affecting Visayas, MIMAROPA (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan), Bicol Region, Aurora and Quezon.
Landslides or flash floods are possible in these areas due to moderate and at times heavy rains, the Pagasa forecaster said.
Metro Manila and the rest of the country will be partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated downpour and thunderstorms.
