
MANILA—The Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) will continue to affect Palawan, Visayas and Mindanao on Monday, bringing cloudy skies, rains and thunderstorms in several areas, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said.
In its 4 a.m. public weather forecast, PAGASA said Visayas, the Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, Caraga, Palawan and Lanao del Sur may experience cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms due to the ITCZ.
Moderate to at times heavy rains in these areas could trigger flash floods or landslides, PAGASA warned.
The rest of Mindanao will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms, also due to the ITCZ. Flash floods or landslides may occur during severe thunderstorms.
Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon will likewise experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms, which PAGASA attributed to localized thunderstorms. Severe thunderstorms could also cause flash floods or landslides.
Meanwhile, Typhoon Surigae, formerly known as “Queenie,” was outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility as of 3 a.m. Monday.
Surigae was located 1,055 kilometers northeast of extreme Northern Luzon at 26.4°N, 130.2°E, with maximum sustained winds of 175 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 215 kph.
It was moving east-northeastward at 15 kph.
Winds over Luzon are expected to be light to moderate and variable, with coastal waters ranging from slight to moderate at 0.6 to 1.5 meters.
Visayas and Mindanao will also experience light to moderate winds, moving from southeast to southwest. Coastal waters in the two regions are expected to remain slight to moderate at 0.6 to 1.5 meters.
PAGASA recorded a minimum temperature of 25.4°C and maximum temperature of 31°C in the 24-hour period ending at 8 p.m. Sunday. Relative humidity ranged from 68% to 94%.
In Metro Manila, sunrise is at 5:46 a.m. and sunset at 5:48 p.m. Monday. Moonrise is at 6:49 p.m., while moonset is at 6:52 a.m., with the moon 96% illuminated.





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