PAGASA: Heat Index to reach danger level in 14 areas

SCORCHING WEEK. Pedestrians walk under the glaring heat of the sun in EDSA, Cubao, Quezon City on April 11, 2025. The heat index in the city is forecast to reach 40°C on Tuesday (April 15), while 14 other areas nationwide will experience 42°C to 43°C, according to the state weather bureau. (Photo courtesy: Robert Oswald P. Alfiler / PNA)

By Brian Campued

At least 14 locales across the country will continue to experience “dangerous” heat index levels on Tuesday, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).

The state weather bureau said heat indices in the following areas may reach 42°C to 43°C:

  • Sangley Point, Cavite City, Cavite – 43°C
  • Puerto Princesa City, Palawan – 43°C
  • Virac (Synop), Catanduanes – 43°C
  • Dumangas, Iloilo – 43°C
  • La Granja, La Carlota, Negros Occidental – 43°C
  • Cubi Port, Subic Bay, Olongapo City – 42°C
  • San Ildefonso, Bulacan – 42°C
  • Tarlac Agricultural University (TAU) Camiling, Tarlac – 42°C
  • Ambulong, Tanauan, Batangas – 42°C
  • National Agromet Station (NAS) – University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB), Los Baños, Laguna – 42°C
  • San Jose, Occidental Mindoro – 42°C
  • Cuyo, Palawan – 42°C
  • Central Mindanao University (CMU) Agromet, Musuan, Bukidnon – 42°C
  • Davao City, Davao del Sur – 42°C

According to PAGASA, heat index is the measure of the temperature the human body feels relative to humidity. The “danger” category consists of heat indices between 42°C and 51°C.

The state weather bureau, likewise, warns the public of the effects of prolonged exposure to extreme heat temperature—such as fatigue, heat cramps, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke. 

Meanwhile, in its daily weather update, PAGASA said that Batanes, Cagayan, and Apayao will experience cloudy skies with rains due to the frontal system.

The easterlies will bring cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms over Zamboanga Peninsula, Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi, as well as partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms in Metro Manila and the rest of the country.

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