The scorching heat continued to plague parts of the country on Tuesday, May 16, with heat index values reaching “dangerous” levels in 27 monitoring stations of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). The heat index is the measurement of how hot...
The southwesterly surface wind flow and frontal system will bring cloudy and rainy weather to some parts of the country in the next 24 hours, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Tuesday, May 16. A frontal system, a weather system where...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) recorded “dangerous” heat indices in 19 areas across the country on Monday, May 15. Based on PAGASA’s data, the highest computed heat index on Monday was 44 degrees Celsius (°C) recorded in Dipolog City...
More rain showers and thunderstorms are expected over some parts of the country, particularly in the afternoon or evening, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Monday, May 15. According to PAGASA weather specialist Obet Badrina, the...
The highest computed heat index on Sunday, May 14 was recorded in Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). PAGASA recorded Sunday’s highest heat index, or temperature as perceived by the human body,...
The intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ), a weather system where winds from the northern and southern hemispheres converge, may cause rains in southern Mindanao, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Sunday, May 14. However, the rest of...
Fourteen areas in the Philippines sizzled with a dangerous heat index on Saturday, May 13, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) disclosed. (Unsplash) The humid weather condition prevails across the archipelago following the onset of warm and dry...
Warm and humid weather conditions will still prevail in most parts of the Philippines on Saturday, May 13, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). (MB Visual Content Group) Filipinos throughout the archipelago may expect generally fair weather...
The highest heat index in the country so far this year was recorded on Friday, May 12 in Legazpi City, Albay, said the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). Based on PAGASA’s monitoring, the heat index in Legazpi City reached 50 degrees Celsius...
The country will be mostly cloudy with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms in the coming week due to the prevalence of the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ), according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) in its weekly weather outlook...
Seventeen locations across the country experienced “dangerous” heat indices on Thursday, May 11, based on the monitoring of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). PAGASA observed the highest heat index, or temperature as perceived by the human...
Partly cloudy to cloudy skies and isolated rain showers will continue to prevail in several parts of the country due to the easterlies and localized thunderstorms, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Thursday, May 11. Although the hot...