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People buy coconut water to cool themselves along a road in Manila on April 24, 2024, as extreme heat affected the country.
AFP / Ted Aljibe
MANILA, Philippines — Thirty-two areas across the country are expected to experience extreme heat on Tuesday, May 6, state weather bureau PAGASA said.
In its latest heat index bulletin, PAGASA placed several areas under the “danger” classification, with forecast heat index values ranging from 42° Celsius to 45°C.
The following are the areas under the “danger” heat index:
- Aparri, Cagayan: 42ºC
- Catbalogan, Western Samar: 42ºC
- CLSU Muñoz, Nueva Ecija: 42ºC
- Coron, Palawan: 42ºC
- Cuyo, Palawan: 42ºC
- Davao City: 42ºC
- Guiuan, Eastern Samar: 42ºC
- Hacienda Luisita, Tarlac: 42ºC
- Iba, Zambales: 42ºC
- Iloilo City, Iloilo: 42ºC
- Legazpi City, Albay: 42ºC
- Maasin, Southern Leyte: 42ºC
- Masbate City, Masbate: 42ºC
- Roxas City, Capiz: 42ºC
- San Jose, Occidental Mindoro: 42ºC
- Virac, Catanduanes: 42ºC
- VSU-Baybay, Leyte: 42ºC
- Alabat, Quezon: 43ºC
- Ambulong, Tanauan Batangas: 43ºC
- Catarman, Northern Samar: 43ºC
- CBSUA-Pili, Camarines Sur: 43ºC
- Cubi Pt., Subic Bay Olongapo City: 43ºC
- Dagupan, Pangasinan: 43ºC
- NAIA, Pasay City: 43ºC
- San Ildefonso, Bulacan: 43ºC
- Science Garden, Quezon City, Metro Manila: 43ºC
- TAU Camiling, Tarlac: 43ºC
- Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur: 43ºC
- Daet, Camarines Norte: 44ºC
- Sangley Point, Cavite: 44ºC
- Tuguegarao, Cagayan: 44ºC
- ISU Echague, Isabela: 45ºC
Other parts of the country fall under the "extreme caution" category, with heat indices ranging from 33°C to 41°C, while some areas will experience "caution" levels, ranging from 27°C to 32°C.
PAGASA urged residents in areas experiencing extreme heat to stay hydrated and avoid direct sun exposure during the hottest hours of the afternoon. It also advised against engaging in strenuous outdoor activities to prevent heatstroke and other heat-related illnesses.
LPA spotted near Palawan; easterlies to bring rains
Some areas may experience cloudy skies and scattered rains due to the easterlies on Tuesday.
As of 3 a.m., a low-pressure area was located 660 kilometers west-northwest of Coron, Palawan, or 455 km north of Kalayaan, Palawan.
Eastern Visayas, Caraga and Davao Region may also experience cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms due to the easterlies.
PAGASA warned residents of these areas about possible flash floods or landslides due to moderate to, at times, heavy rains.
The easterlies may also bring partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms to Metro Manila and the rest of the country.
