Flooding is expected in seven regions across the country on Tuesday due to a low-pressure area (LPA), the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), and easterlies, the weather bureau said.
According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), general flood advisories have been issued for areas forecast to receive light to moderate rains:
Mimaropa
Eastern Visayas
Western Visayas
Central Visayas
Zamboanga Peninsula
Soccsksargen
Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.
According to Pagasa, the LPA was last seen 275 kilometers east of Pag-asa Island, Kalayaan, Palawan, embedded along the ITCZ.
Due to the LPA, Palawan is expected to experience scattered rains, while the ITCZ will bring similar weather to the Negros Island Region, Central Visayas, Eastern Visayas, and Dinagat Islands.
The ITCZ will also bring partly cloudy skies with isolated rains to the rest of Visayas and Mindanao, Pagasa said.
Meanwhile, easterlies are expected to cause isolated rains and thunderstorms in Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon, except for Cagayan and Batanes, the weather bureau added.
Pagasa also reported that the shear line will cause scattered rains in Cagayan, while the northeast monsoon, or amihan, is forecast to carry rains in Batanes.