At least seven areas in the country are projected to experience temperatures at ‘danger’ levels on Friday with Laoag City, Ilocos Norte on top at 46 degrees Celsius (°C).
This is based on the two-day heat index forecast of the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) as of 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 26.
General Santos City in South Cotabato is expected to heat up by 43°C followed by these locations at 42°C: Aparri and Tuguegarao City, Cagayan; Cubi Point, Subic Bay in Olongapo City; Sangley Point, Cavite City; and Aborlan, Palawan.
The rest of the country will experience heat levels in the ‘extreme caution’ category (33°C to 41°C) with the exception of Baguio City and La Trinidad, Benguet, which remains relatively cool at 26°C and 25°C respectively.
Meanwhile, PAGASA is also monitoring a low pressure area (LPA) spotted at 220 kilometers east of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur.
Cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms will persist in the Visayas, Northern Mindanao, Caraga and Davao region due to the LPA.
In Metro Manila and the rest of the country, partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms will prevail due to the easterlies.
The weather bureau’s assistant weather services chief Chris Perez said zero to one tropical cyclone is expected to enter the Philippine area of responsibility in April.
“In our weather outlook, there is no tropical cyclone in March but we’re not ruling out the possibility in the coming month, this April,” he said.
“The day-to-day weather across the country will gradually become warmer, though isolated thunderstorms are also likely to occur,” the state weather bureau said.
Editor’s Note: This is an updated article. Originally posted with the headline: “Seven Luzon areas to sizzle beyond 40°C; LPA forms in Mindanao”