It’ll be another hot, humid Friday nationwide – Pagasa

MANILA, Philippines — Brace for another hot and humid day with chances of rain showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon or evening, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration said Friday.

The ridge of a high pressure area is extending over Northern Luzon while the easterlies or warm winds coming from the Pacific Ocean are affecting the weather in the rest of the country, Pagasa weather specialist Ariel Rojas said in a 4 a.m. weather update.

“Sa Luzon kasama na ang Metro Manila, mainit at maalinsangang panahon po ang mararanasan, at sa hapon at sa gabi sa oras po ng uwian ng ating mga manggagawa ay asahan po ang thunderstorms especially sa Central at Northern Luzon,” he said.

(In Luzon, including Metro Manila, hot and humid weather will prevail, with thunderstorms being expected in the afternoon and evening especially in Central and Northern Luzon.)

The same weather condition will be experienced in Visayas and Mindanao, Rojas said.

“Mas malalakas ang thunderstorms sa dakong Mindanao. Kapag may thunderstorms, may inaasahang malakas na pagbuhos ng ulan, malakas na pag-ihip ng hangin at pagkidlat, pagkulog na posibleng tumagal hanggang dalawang oras o higit pa,” he added.

(Thunderstorms will be stronger in Mindanao. When there are thunderstorms, heavy rain is expected, along with strong winds, lightning and thunder which can last up to two hours or longer.)

No weather disturbance is expected in the next three to five days.

The low pressure area earlier monitored by Pagasa in the Pacific Ocean already dissipated on Thursday, according to an earlier update of the weather bureau.

Forecast temperature range in key cities:

Metro Manila: 26 to 35 degrees Celsius
Baguio City: 18 to 25 degrees Celsius
Laoag City:  26 to 33 degrees Celsius
Tuguegarao: 26 to 37 degrees Celsius
Legazpi City: 27 to 34 degrees Celsius
Tagaytay City: 23 to 32 degrees Celsius
Puerto Princesa City: 26 to 34 degrees Celsius
Iloilo City: 26 to 33 degrees Celsius
Cebu City: 25 to 34 degrees Celsius
Tacloban City: 26 to 32 degrees Celsius
Cagayan De Oro City: 25 to 33 degrees Celsius
Zamboanga City: 24 to 34 degrees Celsius
Davao City: 25 to 34 degrees Celsius
 

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