Expect hotter days in May before rainy season begins: PAGASA

Ariel Rojas, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt=" A man cuts the grass under the summer heat by the Marikina Riverbanks Amphitheater in Marikina City on April 20, 2023. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/news/04/26/20230420-gardener-marikina-riverbanks-jc-2.jpg"/><figcaption>A man cuts the grass under the summer heat by the Marikina Riverbanks Amphitheater in Marikina City on April 20, 2023. <em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File</em></figcaption></figure></div><h3>Up to 14 storms inside PAR from May to October</h3><p>MANILA — Hotter and more humid conditions could be experienced in May before the rainy season begins, state weather bureau PAGASA warned on Wednesday.</p><p>Temperatures may reach up to 40 degrees Celsius in Northern Luzon, over 39 degrees Celsius in the lowlands of Luzon, above 38 degrees Celsius in the lowlands of Mindanao, and between 36 to 38 degrees Celsius in Metro Manila, according to the weather agency.</p><p>State climatologists, meanwhile, forecast that the rainy season will start between the second half of May and the first half of June — the normal onset of the season.</p><p>Near-normal rainfall is forecast from May to September over most parts of the country. </p><p>Above-normal rainfall, however, is expected in some areas of Northern and Central Luzon beginning in July.</p><p>By August, parts of the Bicol Region, Visayas, and Mindanao will have below-normal precipitation. </p><p>More areas in Luzon, including Metro Manila, and some parts of Visayas and Mindanao, meanwhile, will receive less rain by October.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2602491" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/21/23/el-nio-to-develop-in-second-half-of-2023-pagasa">Warmer days ahead: El Niño to develop in second half of 2023, says PAGASA</a></li></ul><div><strong> EL NIÑO</strong></div><p>The agency said that the switch from ENSO-neutral conditions to El Niño is favored during May-July 2023. </p><p>Higher chances of the condition prevailing also increase until the first quarter of 2024. </p><p>El Niño is the warm phase of a naturally-occurring climate pattern which leads to less rainfall and eventual dry spells and drought.</p><p>State climatologists also showed that from the August-September-October period, there is an above 80 percent chance that this year&#x27;s El Niño episode will be &quot;weak&quot; and above 50 percent possibility that it will be &quot;moderate.&quot;</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/22/23/pagasa-may-issue-el-nio-alert-by-next-month-official">PAGASA may issue El Niño alert by next month: official</a></li></ul><div><strong>STORMS</strong></div><p>Ten to 14 tropical cyclones are forecast to enter or form inside the Philippine area of responsibility from May to October, with two to four storms expected in July. </p><p>During El Niño, more cyclones form during July. </p><p>While stronger cyclones — typhoons and super typhoons — tend to form in September, there are more landfalling strong systems during October and November.</p><p>The first storm of the year developed this April and was named Amang. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/04/19/23/hotter-and-hotter-swathes-of-asia-sweat-in-heatwave">&#x27;Hotter and hotter&#x27;: Swathes of Asia sweat in heatwave</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/23/23/most-of-ph-to-experience-sunny-hot-weather-pagasa">Most of PH to experience sunny, hot weather; localized thunderstorms possible: PAGASA</a></li></ul><div><em>For more updates, visit the<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/weather"> ABS-CBN weather center</a>. </em><br/> </div>

Hotter and more humid conditions could be experienced in May before the rainy season begins, state weather bureau PAGASA warned on Wednesday.

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Expect hotter days in May before rainy season begins: PAGASA

Expect hotter days in May before rainy season begins: PAGASA

Ariel Rojas,

ABS-CBN News

Published Apr 26, 2023 05:23 PM PHT

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Updated May 03, 2023 02:57 PM PHT

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