By Alec Go
The National Capital Region and the rest of the country will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms on Saturday, Oct. 1, the weather bureau said.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said in its’ 4:00 a.m. weather bulletin that this is due to the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) and localized thunderstorms.
“Asahan ang epekto and ITCZ sa may Southern Mindanao bagama’t mahina pa ito. Ang ITCZ ay ang pagsasalubong ng hangin mula sa Northern and Southern hemispheres na siyang nagreresulta sa mga kaulapan,” PAGASA weather specialist Benison Estareja said.
Severe thunderstorms could trigger flash floods or landslides.
“Sa malaking bahagi bahagi ng Luzon, asahan ang mga pulo-pulong pag-ulan lalo na sa silangang bahagi, itong Aurora, Quezon, malaking parte ng Bicol Region, and even dito sa may Marinduque, Romblon, Oriental Mindoro, and even Palawan,” he said.
“Asahan ang mataas na tyansa ng pag-ulan umaga pa lamang, at posible rin ang localized thunderstorms tanghali at hapon,” he added.
The rest of CALABARZON, Occidental Mindoro, Central Luzon, and portions of northern Luzon will have partly cloudy skies, and may experience warm and humid weather by noon due to easterlies.
There is also a low chance of rains in Metro Manila between 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Portions of Visayas and Mindanao have a high chance of experiencing rain showers early in the morning.
Meanwhile, two to four tropical cyclones may enter the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) this month, which will be given their local names “Maymay”, “Neneng”, “Obet”, and “Paeng”.
“For the next three days, wala tayong inaasahang bagyo na papasok ng ating PAR,” Estareja said.
