PAGASA Says Easterlies Will Bring Hot and Humid Weather Over Parts of PH
PAGASA – The state weather bureau reported that easterlies will bring hot and humid weather with a chance of isolated rains over parts of the country.
On Friday (May 3, 2024), the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration released the latest weather update in the country. The easterlies will affect the country’s weather conditions.
PAGASA reported that easterlies are forecasted to continue to bring cloudy skies with isolated rains over parts of the country.
The easterlies and localized thunderstorms will bring partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms over Visayas, Palawan, including Kalayaan Islands, and Occidental Mindoro.
Metro Manila and the rest of the country will experience similar weather conditions.
The heat index over Dagupan City in Pangasinan and Cagayan’s Aparri town may reach 47 °C.
Metro Manila will be placed under extreme caution level. Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), Pasay City station will experience a heat index of 41 degrees Celsius and 40 degrees Celsius at the Science Garden in Quezon City.
The hot and humid weather conditions will continue over the next few weeks until the end of the El Niño or dry season. However, one to two tropical cyclones are expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility this month.
Here is the list of areas that may experience dangerous levels of heat index:
- Roxas City, Capiz – 45 °C
- Laoag, Ilocos Norte – 44 °C
- Iba, Zambales – 44 °C
- Cuyo, Palawan – 44 °C
- Virac, Catanduanes – 44 °C
- Pili, Camarines Sur – 44 °C
- Zamboanga City – 44 °C
- Bacnotan, La Union – 43 °C
- Tugegarao, Cagayan – 43 °C
- Casiguran, Aurora – 43 °C
- San Jose, Occidental Mindoro – 43 °C
- Puerto Princesa City, Palawan – 43 °C
- Aborlan, Palawan – 43 °C
- Batac, Ilocos Norte – 42 °C
- Baler, Aurora – 42 °C
- Olongapo City – 42 °C
- Infanta, Quezon – 42 °C
- Coron, Palawan – 42 °C
- Calapan, Oriental Mindoro – 42 °C
- Daet, Camarines Norte – 42 °C
- Legaspi City, Albay – 42 °C
- Masbate City – 42 °C
- Mambusao, Capiz – 42 °C
- Iloilo City, Iloilo – 42 °C
- La Carlota, Negros Occidental – 42 °C
- Catarman, Northern Samar – 42 °C
- Catbalogan, Samar – 42 °C
- Cotabato City – 42 °C
The weather agency has advised the public to drink a lot of water, wear heat-protective gear, reschedule heavy-duty activities at the start or end of the day, avoid drinking coffee, tea, soda, or liquor, and avoid prolonged exposure to the sun.
Meanwhile, the coastal water condition over Northern and Central Luzon as well as the rest of the archipelago will be slight to moderate, according to PAGASA.
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