Cagayan heat index to hit 48 degrees Celsius
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MANILA, Philippines: THE province of Cagayan will likely boil today as the heat index is expected to hit 48 degrees Celsius, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Sunday.
Heat index in at least 15 areas may also reach “danger level” Pagasa said.
The heat index or what the temperature feels like to the human body, could peak at 48°C in Aparri, Cagayan; 47°C in Dagupan City, Pangasinan; and 45°C in Virac, Catanduanes.
Heat indices ranging from 42°C to 44°C are likely in the following areas:
Laoag City, Ilocos Norte – 44°C
Dagupan City, Pangasinan – 47°C
Batac, Ilocos Norte – 42°C
Bacnotan, La Union – 44°C
Tuguegarao City, Cagayan – 43°C
Echague, Isabela – 42°C
Casiguran, Aurora – 42°C
Puerto Princesa City, Palawan – 42°C
Cuyo, Palawan – 42°C
Virac, Catanduanes – 45°C
Masbate City, Masbate – 43°C
Roxas City, Capiz – 42°C
Dumangas, Iloilo – 42°C
Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur – 42°C
Cotabato City, Maguindanao – 42°C
Heat index between 41°C and 51°C is considered dangerous, wherein heat cramps and heat exhaustion are likely while continued exposure could cause heat stroke.
Pagasa said that the easterlies – winds coming from the east that pass through the Pacific Ocean and carry humid and warm weather – along with the localized thunderstorms are bringing partly cloudy to overcast skies in Metro Manila and the rest of the country. With PNA