MANILA — Although typhoon ‘Khanun’ (with local name ‘Odette’) already exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) Saturday evening, most parts of the country will still experience rains due to the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) affecting southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao, state weather agency Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Sunday morning.
The trough of ‘Khanun’, which was last located 590 km west of Basco, Batanes, however, will cause cloudy skies with moderate to occasionally heavy rains and thunderstorms over Batanes and Babuyan Group of Islands.
The ITCZ will cause cloudy skies with light to moderate rains and thunderstorms over Metro Manila, Calabarzon, Bicol, Mimaropa, western and central Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, Tawi-Tawi, Sulu and Basilan.
Partly cloudy to cloudy skies and isolated rainshowers, mostly in the afternoon or in the evening, will prevail over the rest of the country.
Meanwhile, moderate to strong winds will prevail over the entire archipelago.
Luzon’s coastal waters will be moderate to rough, while the coastal waters around Visayas and Mindanao will be moderate to occasionally rough, PAGASA said. (PNA)
