Weather Today – October 28 2017 #QUEDANPH

Severe Tropical Storm Quedan, the country’s 17th tropical cyclone for 2017, has exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR).

At 11:00 AM today, the center of storm was at 880 kilometers northeast of Basco, Batanes. It has maximum sustained winds of 105 kilometers per hour (kph) near the center and gustiness of up to 130 kph. The storm is forecast to move in a north-northwest direction at 25 kph, moving toward the southern islands of Japan.

Today, the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITC), known as the breeding ground of Low Pressure Areas (LPA) affect Palawan and Mindanao.

Due to this weather system, Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, Caraga and Palawan will experience cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms, which may cause light to moderate with occasional heavy rains. In the regions of Cordillera and Cagayan, the Northeasterly Surface Windflow or winds associated with the Northeast Monsoon or Amihan will bring partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains. Meanwhile, the rest of the country, including Metro Manila, will experience cloudy skies with possible isolated rain showers or thunderstorms.