ITCZ hits Mindanao, Easterlies affect Metro Manila

The Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) and easterly winds will continue to affect the Philippines on Saturday, May 17, according to PAGASA.

Mindanao, Eastern Visayas, and Palawan will experience cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms due to the ITCZ, posing a risk for flash floods or landslides.

Metro Manila and other parts of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms brought about by the easterlies.

Wind speeds in Luzon and Visayas are forecasted to be light to moderate moving eastward to southeast, while coastal waters will see slight to moderate conditions.

In Mindanao, wind speeds will range from light to moderate and move in an east-to-northeast direction with coastal waters remaining slightly to moderately rough.

No low pressure areas are being monitored for tropical cyclone formation.