ILOILO 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 […]
Read MoreCEBU CITY, Philippines — Rising temperatures are becoming more noticeable, especially during the warm and dry season, with May expected to bring the most intense heat. Heat index levels in parts of the Visayas remain elevated, with conditions possibly shifting from “extreme caution” to “danger” levels, Jhomer Eclarino, weather specialist of PAGASA Visayas, said that […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The heat index on Tuesday, April 7 is expected to hit the danger level in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro and Dumangas, Iloilo, according to the state weather bureau. Heat index is defined by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) as the measure of the contribution that high humidity makes […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The state weather bureau said the danger level heat index is forecast to hit Dumangas, Iloilo and Catarman, Northern Samar, anew on Monday. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) defines heat index as the “measure of the contribution that high humidity makes with abnormally high temperatures in reducing the […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The heat index reached the danger level in Dumangas, Iloilo and Catarman, Northern Samar on Easter Sunday, the state weather bureau said. Heat index, as defined by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), is the measure of the contribution that high humidity makes with abnormally high temperatures in reducing […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Easterlies will continue to bring rainshowers and cloudy skies in some parts of the country, based on the forecast of the state weather bureau. According to Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) weather specialist Loriedin de La Cruz-Galicia, the easterlies, or the warm winds coming from the Pacific Ocean, will […]
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