PAGASA: Amihan, ITCZ to bring rain to parts of PHL on Christmas Eve

The northeast monsoon and the inter-tropical convergence zone will bring rain to parts of the country on Christmas Eve, state weather forecasters said Sunday afternoon.

In its 5 p.m. bulletin, PAGASA said that while the northeast monsoon is affecting Luzon, the ITCZ is affecting Southern Mindanao.

"Mindanao and Eastern Visayas will have cloudy skies with light to moderate rain showers and thunderstorms. Cagayan Valley, Bicol region and the provinces of Aurora and Quezon will experience cloudy skies with light rain," it said.

Metro Manila and the rest of the country will be partly cloudy with brief rain showers or thunderstorms, it added.

PAGASA also said moderate to strong winds blowing from the northeast will prevail throughout the archipelago and the coastal waters will be moderate to rough.

On the other hand, PAGASA said Davao Oriental and Compostela Valley will be cloudy with occasional light to moderate rain (1-5 mm per hour) Sunday and Monday.

Compostela Valley and Davao Oriental had been hit hard by Tropical Cyclone Pablo earlier this month.

Meanwhile, PAGASA said strong to gale-force winds associated with the northeast monsoon may affect the seaboards of Northern Luzon and the eastern seaboard of Central and Southern Luzon, Eastern Visayas and Eastern Mindanao.

"Fishing boats and other small seacrafts are advised not to venture out into the sea while larger sea vessels are alerted against big waves," it said. — BM, GMA News