Hot, humid weather to prevail nationwide on Saturday — Pagasa

Pagasa's satellite image at 6:40 p.m. shows cloud clusters forming in the northeast section of the country.

Pagasa’s satellite image at 6:40 p.m. shows cloud clusters forming in the northeast section of the country.

MANILA, Philippines — Hot and humid weather are expected nationwide on Saturday, according to the state weather bureau.

However, isolated rain showers and thunderstorms could still occur in the afternoon and evening, according to Ana Clauren-Jorda, weather specialist of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa).

“We will continue to experience hot and humid weather but, in the afternoon and evening, we may experience isolated rain showers still due to easterlies,” Clauren-Jorda said in a public weather forecast.

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Here are the forecast temperatures for Saturday:

Luzon

Visayas

Mindanao

Meanwhile, Pagasa did not raise a gale warning in any seaboards nationwide.

On March 23, Pagasa officially declared the start of the summer season.

The country is still reeling under the effects of El Niño or the weather phenomenon, which increases the prospect of below-normal rainfall conditions, that could bring negative impacts such as “dry spells” or droughts in some parts of the country until the first quarter of 2024, according to Pagasa.

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