(PNA photo by Joan Bondoc)
MANILA – At least 39 areas across the country are forecast to experience danger level heat indices on Tuesday, the weather bureau said.
The highest is at 49°C in Dagupan City, Pangasinan while a 47°C heat index is forecast in Aparri, Cagayan, and 46°C in Tuguegarao City, Cagayan.
Heat indices of 42°C to 45°C are likely in these areas:
Laoag City, llocos Norte
Bacnotan, La Union
Iba, Zambales
Coron, Palawan
Aborlan, Palawan
CBSUA-Pili, Camarines Sur
Sinait, llocos Sur
ISU Echague, Isabela
CLSU Muñoz, Nueva Ecija
Baler, Aurora
Cubi Point, Subic Bay, Olongapo City
San Jose, Occidental Mindoro
Virac, Catanduanes
Iloilo City, Iloilo
Dumangas, Iloilo
MMSU, Batac, Ilocos Norte
Clark Airport, Pampanga
Casiguran, Aurora
Puerto Princesa City, Palawan
Masbate City, Masbate
Roxas City, Capiz
Mambusao, Capiz
La Granja, La Carlota, Negros Occidental
Guiuan, Eastern Samar
Zamboanga City, Zamboanga Del Sur
NAIA
Science Garden, Quezon City
Calayan, Cagayan
NVSU Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya
Sangley Point, Cavite
Ambulong, Tanauan, Batangas
Daet, Camarines Norte
Legazpi City, Albay
Catarman, Northern Samar
Catbalogan, Western Samar
Tacloban City, Leyte
Heat indices or what the temperature feels like to the human body when relative humidity, from 41 °C to 51°C are in the danger level category.
Under this level, heat cramps and heat exhaustion are possible, while continued exposure could also cause heat stroke, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said.
Meanwhile, PAGASA said the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) affecting southern Mindanao will cause scattered rain showers and thunderstorms over Davao Region, Surigao del Sur, South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Sibugay, Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi.
Moderate to heavy rains in those areas could result in flash floods or landslides.
The rest of the country will continue to experience fair weather, with isolated rain showers due to the easterlies and localized thunderstorms.
Light to moderate winds and slight to moderate seas will prevail across the archipelago, PAGASA said. (PNA)
