Metro Manila, Philippines – Four areas in the Philippines are expected to hit a “danger level” of heat index on Tuesday, April 1, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) warned.
Dagupan City in Pangasinan is seen to experience a heat index of 46 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, according to PAGASA’s forecast published on March 31.
It would follow Dagupan’s “feels-like” temperature of 48 degrees Celsius on Monday, the highest so far this year.
State meteorologists forecasted Casiguran, Aurora, and Virac (Synop), Catanduanes would reach a heat index of 43 degrees Celsius, while it will reach 42 degrees Celsius in Butuan City, Agusan del Norte. These three areas also registered dangerous levels of heat index the previous day.
