MANILA, Philippines — The entire archipelago would continue to experience generally fair weather, and Metro Manila’s temperature would hit 37 degrees Celsius, falling under the extreme caution category, the state-run weather agency said on Tuesday.
Weather specialist Veronica Torres of the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said it has not monitored any low-pressure area (LPA) forming inside or outside the country’s area of responsibility.
Instead, Torres said the ridge or extension of the high-pressure area (HPA) has been stretching over northern Luzon.
Meanwhile, the national weather bureau said Metro Manila and the rest of the country would also experience partly cloudy to overcast skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to the localized thunderstorms.
The highest heat index of the day would be in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, at 41°C, falling under the extreme caution category. Heat cramps and heat exhaustion would be possible, and continued exposure to the sun could lead to heat stroke.
Pagasa said HPA usually brings sunny, warm weather with minimal chances of rain. The heat index, or the ‘feels like’ temperature, measures “how hot it actually feels to the human body by combining air temperature and relative humidity.”
