Pagasa weather update. GRAPHICS BY INQUIRER
MANILA, Philippines 鈥� Overcast skies and rainy weather are expected in most parts of Mindanao and Palawan, while the rest of the country will have hot and humid weather on Sunday, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa).
In a morning forecast, the state weather bureau said two weather systems continue to affect the country: the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) and easterlies.
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鈥淭he ITCZ continues to affect parts of Mindanao and Palawan. For this day, the southern and western parts of Mindanao and Palawan will experience rain due to ITCZ,鈥� weather specialist Obet Badrina said in Filipino.
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Meanwhile, the easterlies will affect the rest of the country, bringing hot weather from noon to afternoon with chances of isolated rain showers and thunderstorms.
Badrina said no low-pressure area was monitored inside and outside the country鈥檚 area of responsibility as of Sunday morning, there was a small chance a tropical cyclone could develop within the country鈥檚 boundaries in the next few days.