ILOILO CITY — Several areas in the Visayas are expected to experience dangerous heat index levels this weekend even as isolated rain showers and thunderstorms remain possible due to the prevailing easterlies. Based on Pagasa’s five-day computed heat index and two-day forecast released at 5 p.m. Friday, parts of Western and Eastern Visayas may record […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines – A low-pressure area (LPA) inside the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) is expected to bring rain showers to most parts of Visayas and Mindanao, while a tropical depression (TD) outside PAR may enter the country’s monitoring area this weekend, the state weather bureau said Wednesday. In its latest bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Seven areas across the country are forecast to reach danger-level heat indices on Wednesday, May 6, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa). Heat index, which refers to the heat the human body feels when air temperature and humidity are combined, is automatically categorized as “danger” level once it […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Two low pressure areas (LPAs) being monitored east of northeastern Mindanao could enter the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) in the coming days, with one expected to cross into the boundary as early as Tuesday and the other developing into a tropical depression, the state weather bureau said. According to the Philippine […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ), which could lead to the formation of a low-pressure area (LPA), has been observed outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), the state weather bureau reported on Monday. According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), the ITCZ is the line where winds from […]
Read MoreILOILO CITY — Warm temperatures, isolated rain showers, and generally light to moderate winds are expected to prevail across much of the Visayas until May 8, according to the latest five-day regional outlook issued by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) Visayas unit. Released at 9 a.m. on Monday, the forecast covering […]
Read MoreLUCENA CITY — Authorities in Talisay, Batangas on Sunday advised residents to take extra precautions after the town’s heat index reached the extreme caution level at 41°C. The Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (MDRRMC) said that the advisory is based on the monitoring of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa). […]
Read MoreILOILO CITY — Intermittent rain showers and continued daytime heat are expected to persist across parts of the Visayas over the next five days, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said. In its May 2 to 6 outlook, Pagasa’s Visayas office forecast partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers and […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — At least seven areas are expected to register “danger” level heat indices on Thursday, April 30, the state weather bureau said. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) defines heat index as the more reliable measure of how hot it actually feels to the human body as it reflects how […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Easterlies will continue to affect the country on Thursday, causing generally fair but hot and humid weather, with scattered rains expected afternoon until evening in some areas, the state weather bureau said. According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), the easterlies are the warm winds coming from the […]
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