Metro Manila, Philippines – State meteorologists predicted the summer heat could reach up to 39.8 degrees Celsius in some areas during end-April to May.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said its latest projections showed the maximum daytime temperatures during this year’s warm season may hit 39.6 degrees Celsius to 39.8 degrees Celsius, especially in northern Luzon.
“Hopefully, sa ngayon, hindi pa naman tayo nakakapag-predict ng possible na pumalo 40 ‘yong ating maximum daytime temperature,” PAGASA climate monitoring and prediction section chief Ana Liza Solis said in a Palace briefing on Monday, March 10.
[Translation: Hopefully, for now, we have not yet predicted a possible maximum daytime temperature reaching 40 degrees Celsius.]
In April, Metro Manila is poised to experience a sweltering heat of 37.6 degrees Celsius in April while lowland Mindanao at 37.7 degrees Celsius, according to PAGASA projections.
Heat index or “feels-like temperature” may also hit up to a dangerous level of 50 degrees Celsius during the peak of the warm season in April to May.
“But ‘yong 52 last year na mataas na heat index, may posibilidad pero in an instant lang hindi widespread na mga lugar,” Solis said.
[Translation: A high heat index, like the 52 degrees Celsius last year, is possible but only in an instant and not widespread.]
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WATCH: PAGASA says its initial projections show maximum daytime temperatures may reach 39.6 degrees Celsius to 39.8 degrees Celsius from end-April to the first week of May.
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