November 13 weather: Cloudy, could be rainy

It’s Sunday, fun day, family day. And according to state weather forecaster Pagasa, Metro Manila and the rest of the country will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies. There will be sporadic rain showers or thunderstorms.

What’s causing the localized thunderstorms?

ITCZ or the inter-tropical convergence zone is the band of clouds consisting of showers, with occasional thunderstorms, that encircles the globe near the equator. The seasonal shifts in the location of the ITCZ affects rainfall in many countries near the equator including the Philippines.

What’s the impact of ITCZ?

Possible flash floods or landslides may threaten affected areas during severe thunderstorms.

A thunderstorm advisory was issued in the following Mindanao provinces around 540 am today — Basilan, Sulu, Tawi-tawi, Sarangani, Davao Occidental and South Cotabato.

Also around 1:55am, Pagasa also issued an advisory of moderate to occasionally heavy rain showers with lightning and strong winds in the towns of Lallo and Santa Teresita in Cagayan, and Maconacon in Isabela.

Visayas forecast

Ang tibuok Visayas, Palawan lakip na ang Kalayaan Islands ug ang Occidental Mindoro makasinati ug panagsang mapanganuron ngadto sa madag-umon na kalangitan inubanan sa mga pat-ak pat-ak na pag-ulan, pagpangilat ug pagpanugdug tungod sa localized thunderstorms/ITCZ.

Mindanao forecast

Ang Basilan, Sulu, Tawi, Sarangani ug ang South Cotabato makasinati sa panalagsang pagdag-um mapanganuron nga kalangitan inubanan sa katag-katag nga pag ulan ug panalugdog tungod sa ITCZ. Ang ubang dapit sa Mindanao makasinati sa panalagsang pagdag-um mapanganuron nga kalangitan inubanan sa patak-patak nga pag ulan ug panalugdog tungod sa ITCZ/ Localized Thunderstorms. Hinay ngadto sa kasarangan nga hangin maga gikan silangan ngadto na sa amihanang silangang direksyon ug hapsay ngadto sa kasarangan ang pagbalud sa kadagatan.

Photo by Dave Leprozo Jr., Baguio City