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 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 — 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 […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — While hot and humid weather is forecast across the country on Black Saturday, localized thunderstorms and cloudy skies are possible, especially in Visayas and Mindanao, the state weather bureau said on Good Friday. In the 5 p.m. weather forecast of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration, weather specialist Obet Badrina […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Cotabato City in Maguindanao is forecast to have the highest heat index at a danger level on Black Saturday, while 69 areas are placed under extreme caution, the state weather bureau said on Good Friday. In its 5 p.m. bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Cotabato City […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Warm and generally fair weather will prevail across much of the country on Maundy Thursday due to easterlies, with brief isolated rains possible, according to the state weather bureau. In its latest weather bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said the easterlies are currently affecting Southern Luzon, Visayas, […]
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