Weather Today – July 8, 2017 | Rains in most parts of PH

The second Saturday of July will be rainy in Visayas, Mindanao and Palawan, where the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) prevails. The ITCZ is a weather system where winds from the Northern and Southern Hemispheres meet. Converging winds form convective clouds, dumping rains in the affected areas.

In the next hours, residents of Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, Caraga, Western Visayas, Negros Island Region and the province of Palawan are advised to prepare for cloudy skies with light to moderate rain showers or thunderstorms. Metro Manila and the rest of the country will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms. Quake-affected areas are advised to be prepared not just for possible aftershocks but also for possible rains.

In an interview with Panahon TV, PAGASA Weather Forecaster Lori dela Cruz said there are cloud clusters being monitored outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) particularly east of Mindanao. However, these are less likely to develop into a new weather disturbance in the next 24 to 48 hours.

Highest temperatures in the country’s key cities are slightly alike. Here are the average minimum and maximum temperatures for this month:

Metro Manila – 24.1 to 31.9 degrees Celsius
Metro Cebu – 25.9 to 31.5 degrees Celsius
Metro Davao – 23.9 to 31.5 degrees Celsius

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