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Ingat, Kapamilya! It's going to be a scorching hot Wednesday, with the heat index forecast to hit 44 degrees Celsius in Metro Manila, according to weather bureau PAGASA.

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David Dizon

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<div><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Ingat, Kapamilya! It&#x27;s going to be a scorching hot Wednesday, with the heat index forecast to hit 44 degrees Celsius in Metro Manila, according to weather bureau PAGASA. </span></div><div><span id="isPasted">The latest heat index forecast showed temperatures reaching 44 degrees Celsius in NAIA Pasay City and 43 degrees Celsius in Science Garden, Quezon City. </span></div><div><span id="isPasted">PAGASA weather forecaster Lorie dela Cruz said Aparri, Cagayan recorded the highest heat index yet at 48 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, April 23.  </span></div><style type="text/css" id="isPasted">
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</style><p>Dagupan City and Sangley Point in Cavite also posted extreme danger heat index temperatures at 47 degrees Celsius yesterday.</p><p>CBSUA-Pili in Camarines Sur is forecast to experience 46-degree Celsius heat index while 5 other areas -- Dagupan City, Aparri, San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, Puerto Princesa City and Aborlan in Palawan - will experience 45 degrees Celsius heat index this Wednesday. </p><p>Other areas forecast to experience 44 degrees Celsius heat index are Tuguegarao City in Cagayan and Guiuan in Eastern Samar. </p><p>The following areas are also set to experience 43 degrees Celsius heat index:</p><p>CLSU Munoz, Nueva Ecija</p><p>Sangley Point, Cavite</p><p>Coron, Palawan</p><p>Legazpi City, Albay</p><p>Virac (Synop), Catanduanes</p><p>Masbate City, Masbate</p><p>Roxas City, Capiz</p><p>Iloilo City, Iloilo</p><p>PAGASA said an intertropical convergence zone is set to bring cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms to the Davao Region, South Cotabato, Sarangani, Sultan Kudarat, Basilan, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, Zamboanga del Sur, and Zamboanga Sibugay.</p><style type="text/css" id="isPasted">
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</style><p>Meanwhile, Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan said the local government has suspended face-to-face classes and shifted to asynchronous classes for Wednesday because of the extreme heat.</p><p>She warned the heat index only measures indoor temperature “so it is possible that it is even hotter outside.”</p><p>Local health centers and barangay health workers are currently on alert for cases of heat exhaustion or heat stroke. </p><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>Ingat, Kapamilya! It's going to be a scorching hot Wednesday, with the heat index forecast to hit 44 degrees Celsius in Metro Manila, according to weather bureau PAGASA. </p>

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44-degree scorcher threatens Metro Manila; Aparri heat index reaches 48 degrees

David Dizon,

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Published April 24, 2024 08:24 AM PHT

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Updated April 24, 2024 08:50 AM PHT

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