Pagasa: Hot, humid weather for Good Friday

Satellite image captured at 6:20 a.m. on April 18, 2025. — Photo from Pagasa

MANILA, Philippines — Hot and humid weather awaits Filipinos on Good Friday, the state weather bureau said, warning the public against continued sun exposure, especially at noon.

Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) weather specialist Grace Castañeda, in a public forecast on Friday, said easterlies — or the warm and humid winds from the Pacific Ocean — are affecting the entire country.

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“Dito sa buong bahagi ng Luzon, kasama na dyan ang Metro Manila, ay patuloy pa ring magiging bahagyang maulap hanggang sa maulap ang ating kalangitan. Mainit at maalinsangang panahon pa rin yung mararanasan natin lalo na sa tanghali,” said Castañeda.

(Here in Luzon, including Metro Manila, we would continue to experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies. Dwellers in the area may expect hot and humid weather.)

“Samantala, dito naman sa bahagi ng Visayas at Mindanao ngayong araw — ang buong bahagi ng Visayas at Mindanao, maging itong area rin ng Palawan, ay patuloy ding makakaranas ng maulap hanggang sa maulap na kalangitan,” she added.

(Meanwhile, here in Visayas and Mindanao today, the entire Visayas and Mindanao, including Palawan, would also experience cloudy skies.)

With this, she warned the public, particularly against continued sun exposure, advising people to use sun protection.

“In the next two days, patuloy pa ring ganitong panahon ang ating mararanasan kung saan mainit pa rin lalong lalo na sa tanghali,” she said.

(In the next two days, this weather would continue, where it would particularly be hot, especially at noon.)

Although hot and humid weather would prevail, Castañeda said they are also not ruling out the possibility of isolated rains in the afternoon or evening due to the easterlies.

Currently, the state weather bureau is not monitoring a low-pressure area or any weather disturbance that could affect the country.