Manila: The intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) and two other weather systems will continue to affect the country, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Wednesday.

According to Philippines News Agency, the weather bureau, in its 5 a.m. advisory, stated that the ITCZ will bring cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms over Eastern and Central Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, BARMM, Soccsksargen, Northern Mindanao, Caraga, Masbate, and Sorsogon.

Palawan, the rest of Visayas, and the rest of Mindanao are expected to have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers and thunderstorms, also due to the effects of the ITCZ.

Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon will see partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers and thunderstorms caused by the easterlies.

Batanes and Babuyan Islands will experience cloudy skies with rains as a result of the northeast monsoon, locally known as amihan.

The extreme Northern Luzon is foreca
sted to have moderate to strong northeast winds and moderate to rough coastal waters.