48ºC heat index hounds Aparri, Cagayan – Pagasa

Zacarian Sarao 04/23/2024

MANILA, Philippines — A scorching 48ºC heat index hounded Aparri, Cagayan on Tuesday while 30 other areas / locations likewise experienced a dangerous heat index, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa). Pagasa defines heat index…

Pagasa-Mactan says May will be hottest month

Pia Piquero 04/23/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The recent days in Cebu have been hot, but Cebuanos must prepare for another wave of even hotter days in May. May typically ranks as the hottest month of the year due to…

Cebu to hit year’s highest heat index of 40°C on April 24 – Pagasa

Pia Piquero 04/23/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines –People in Cebu should prepare for a hot day on April 24, 2024. This as the forecasted heat index for Wednesday will be the highest of the year to date in Cebu, reaching a…

Heat index in Puerto Princesa City reaches 46ºC

Zacarian Sarao 04/22/2024

MANILA, Philippines — A dangerous peak heat index of 46ºC (degrees Celsius) hounded Puerto Princesa City, Palawan on Monday, while 26 other areas  / locations likewise logged a heat index within the danger category, according to the Philippine Atmospheric,…

Dagupan, Aborlan, Catarman heat index to hit 44°C on Saturday

Luisa Cabato 04/20/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Three areas of the country will experience a sweltering 44-degree Celsius heat index on Saturday, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa). The “danger category” heat index was forecast in Dagupan…

Extreme heat: Bohol creates task force to ‘monitor situation on the ground’

CDN Digital 04/06/2024

MANDAUE CITY, CEBU – The Bohol Provincial Government has created a task force that will monitor and assess the “situation on the ground” and recommend means on how to address the impacts of the extreme heat. In…

Pagasa: Cebu heat index may hit 44°C, El Niño to ease by May’s end

Pia Piquero 04/06/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – In recent months, going outdoors in Cebu has become increasingly risky due to soaring temperatures. The heat index has consistently hovered between 36 to 38 degrees Celsius, reaching levels of “extreme caution.” This rise…

DepEd-7 lauds LGUs for halting in-person classes due to heatwave

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 04/04/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Education in Central Visayas (DepEd-7) acknowledged the decisions made by Cebu’s local government units to suspend face-to-face classes due to the increasing heat index. DepEd-7 Director Dr. Salustiano Jimenez emphasized…

EXPLAINER: Why do we monitor the heat index?

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/04/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Once again, students and teachers in Cebu had to return to alternative modes of learning, like online classes and modular types, this summer. Face-to-face classes in several localities here have been suspended but…

Easter Sunday heat index to reach 42°C-44°C in 8 areas

Adrian Parungao 03/31/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Easter Sunday will have 42°C to 44°C heat indices in eight areas in Metro Manila, Occidental Mindoro, Palawan, Capiz, and Iloilo. According to the latest forecast of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services…

11 areas to reach ‘danger’ level heat index on Black Saturday

Luisa Cabato 03/30/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The heat index in 11 areas of the country is expected to reach the “danger” level on Black Saturday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said. Based on its forecast as…

Sunny skies expected during Holy Week in Cebu — Pagasa-Mactan

Josh Almonte 03/27/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – This Holy week, Cebuanos will have the opportunity to visit and participate in Via Crucis processions or Visita Iglesia, as the local weather bureau announced sunny and pleasant weather conditions. Engineer Al Quiblat,…

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