SAN ANTONIO, Zambales — Extreme summer heat persisted in Zambales and nearby areas on Monday, with some locations reaching hazardous heat index levels. At 2 p.m., the Barangay Barretto Automatic Weather Station in Olongapo City recorded a heat index of 40.3°C, classified by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) under the “danger” […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Cotabato City is forecast to have a dangerous heat index level at 42 degrees Celsius (°C) on Monday, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa). Also, the heat index in Metro Manila, is forecast to be under the “extreme caution” category as it is expected to reach 40°C […]
Read MorePartly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms will prevail over Metro Manila and the rest of the country in the next 24 hours, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Sunday. In its 4 a.m. bulletin, PAGASA said the weather conditions are being influenced by a ridge of a […]
Read MoreMANILA – Tropical Storm Sinlaku is forecast to either enter or pass near the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) next week, but cloudy skies will continue to persist, the weather bureau said on Friday. Sinlaku, last spotted 2,730 km. east of northeastern Mindanao as of 2 p.m., is almost stationary. If it enters PAR, it […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Sinlaku has slightly intensified as it moved slowly northward and outside the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR), the state weather bureau said Saturday afternoon. As of 3 p.m., the typhoon was tracked outside PAR and some 2,770 kilometers east of northeastern Mindanao, according to Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration […]
Read MoreILOILO CITY — Several municipalities in Iloilo are experiencing dangerously high heat index levels, prompting authorities to issue health warnings as temperatures feel as high as 44 degrees Celsius. Data based on PAGASA forecasts show that areas including Santa Barbara, San Miguel, Pavia, Cabatuan, Barotac Nuevo, Pototan, and Dumangas are under the “extreme caution” category, […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Tropical storm “Sinlaku” has intensified outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) while a ridge of high pressure area (HPA) continues to bring hot and humid weather across the country on Friday, the state weather bureau said. According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), the storm was last […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The heat index is forecast to reach 43 °C in Dumangas, Iloilo, on Saturday, April 11, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa). This means that the expected heat index in Dumangas, Iloilo will reach the dangerous level, which is between 42 and 51°C, and may cause heat […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Catarman, Northern Samar registered a peak heat index of 44ºC on Wednesday, the highest of three areas that logged “danger” level indices, the state weather bureau said. Heat index refers to the “measure of the contribution that high humidity makes with abnormally high temperatures in reducing the body’s ability to cool itself,” […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The ridge of a high-pressure area (HPA) is affecting Luzon while easterlies are influencing the rest of the country, according to the state weather bureau. Because of these, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) in its latest weather briefing said most parts of the country will experience fair but […]
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