TWENTY-FIVE areas, including Pasay City, are forecast to experience “dangerous” heat indexes today, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said.
PAGASA classifies a heat index ranging from 42 to 51 degrees Celsius as “dangerous,” with people likely to experience heat cramps and heat exhaustion, and heat stroke is probable if there is continued exposure.
Heat index, or apparent temperature, is the temperature felt by the human body when relative humidity combines with air temperature.
Aside from Pasay City, Echague in Isabela and Sangley Point, Cavite are expected to experience a heat index of 44 degrees.
Dagupan City, Pangasinan; Tuguegarao City, Cagayan; Subic Bay, Olongapo City; San Ildefonso, Bulacan; Tanauan, Batangas; San Jose, Occidental Mindoro; and Dipolog, Zamboanga del Norte are forecast to experience a 43-degree heat index.
Fifteen areas are seen with a heat index of 42 degrees. These are Baler, Aurora; Iba, Zambales; Munoz, Nueva Ecija; Camiling, Tarlac; Hacienda Luisita, Tarlac City; Puerto Princesa City, Palawan; Cuyo, Palawan; Virac, Catanduanes; Iloilo City, Iloilo; Dumangas, Iloilo; La Carlota, Negros Occidental; Catarman, Northern Samar; Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur; General Santos City, South Cotabato and Butuan City, Agusan del Norte
On Tuesday, 15 areas are also forecast to have a heat index ranging from 42 to 43 degrees Celsius, including Pasay City (43 degrees).
Yesterday, PAGASA said 26 areas experienced danger level heat index, including Sangley Point in Cavite (47 degrees); Puerto Princesa City in Palawan (45 degrees); and Pasay City, Echague in Isabela, Baler in Aurora, Tanauan in Batangas, and San Jose in Occidental Mindoro, 44 degrees.
