Weather (April 21, 2009)

An intertropical convergence zone affects southern Luzon, Visayas and Minda­nao.

Central and southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao will experience mostly cloudy skies with scattered rain­showers and thunderstorms.

The rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms, mostly in the afternoon or evening.

Light to moderate winds blowing from the southeast and south will prevail over Luzon and Visayas and coming from the southwest and variable over Mindanao.

Coastal waters throughout the archipelago will be slight to moderate.

Temperature forecasts: Metro Manila, 24-33 degrees Celsius; Baguio City, 17-24; Tagaytay City, 20-26; Subic and Clark zone, 24-34; Metro Cebu, 25-31; Metro Davao, 25-30; and Cagayan de Oro, 22-30.

Tidal predictions in Manila Bay: high tide at 9:11 a.m. at 0.49 meter; low tide at 2:10 a.m. at 0.03 meter and at 12:47 p.m. at 0.42 meter. Sunrise is at 5:39 a.m.; sunset at 6:11 p.m.