Weather Today – July 10, 2017 | Rainy Monday

If you can relate to the song from The Carpenters that says, “Rainy days and Mondays always get me down,” the start of this week may not be favourable to you. The Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) will continue to affect most parts of the archipelago, bringing rains and thunderstorms in Palawan, Visayas and Mindanao.

Cloudy skies are expected to dump light to moderate rains and thunderstorms in the provinces of Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan. The same weather condition will be experienced in Bicol Region, the entire Visayas, Northern Mindanao and Caraga. Meanwhile, Metro Manila and the rest of the country can expect partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms mostly in the latter part of the day.

PAGASA Weather Forecaster Meno Mendoza said it is normal for the ITCZ to affect Visayas and Mindanao area during the month of July. He added that the position of the ITCZ’s axis depends on the orientation of the sun.

However, the good thing about this Monday is that no tropical cyclone or weather disturbance is being monitored within the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR). The country will be storm-free in the next 24 hours.

Sea travellers can also enjoy the slight to moderate sea condition. No gale warning was issued today because the effect of Hanging Habagat remains off-shore.