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Kids cool off from the scorching heat as they queue at the free mobile shower provided by the local government and the Valenzuela City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office at Barangay Marulas in Valenzuela City on Wednesday May 1, 2024. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News

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Raphael Bosano

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/171507992949920240501-valenzuela-mobile-shower-MT-15.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Kids cool off from the scorching heat as they queue at the free mobile shower provided by the local government and the Valenzuela City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office at Barangay Marulas in Valenzuela City on Wednesday May 1, 2024. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Kids cool off from the scorching heat as they queue at the free mobile shower provided by the local government and the Valenzuela City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office at Barangay Marulas in Valenzuela City on Wednesday May 1, 2024. <em>Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span></div><p dir="ltr">MANILA -- While fewer areas in the Philippines are seen to experience extremely high heat indices, uncomfortably hot weather will still prevail in many areas, state weather bureau PAGASA said Tuesday.</p><p>PAGASA Chief of the Climate Monitoring and Prediction Section Ana Liza Solis told ABS-CBN News that the next two weeks, compared to April, will most likely see fewer areas experiencing high heat indices. </p><p>But she added this should not in any way make the public complacent.</p><p>&quot;Although may mga areas na bumababa na yung heat index, still may mga areas pa rin na possible pa rin na mataas ang heat index sa mga darating na araw,&quot; she said. </p><p>(Although there are areas where the heat index has decreased, there are still areas where a high heat index is possible in the coming days.)</p><p>Discomfort will still be felt because of the heat, Solis added. </p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/28/heat-index-remains-at-dangerous-levels-in-several-areas-of-ph-2320">READ: Heat index remains at dangerous levels in several areas of PH</a></div><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/5/1/mobile-shower-cools-off-valenzuela-residents-1745">LOOK: Mobile shower cools off Valenzuela residents</a></div><p>Based on data, nine areas have logged temperatures which have surpassed previous records for the month of April. Out of the nine areas, six have seen the mercury reach all-time high levels. These include Clark in Pampanga; San Jose, Occidental, Mindoro; Casiguran, Aurora; Sangley Point, Cavite; Malaybalay, Bukidnon and NAIA in Pasay City. </p><p>The second half of May also brings the possibility of more thunderstorms. </p><p>&quot;Kung meron mang local thunderstorm activities, maraming convective activity so possible merong low pressure area or kung hindi man maging isang ganap na bagyo, at least yung large weather systems ay possible na rin sa mga susunod. &quot;</p><p>(Thunderstorm activities mean convective activities so it’s possible to also see low pressure area or if not at least large weather systems in the coming weeks&quot;</p><p>Scorching weather has parched land in many different parts of the country and has caused billions of pesos worth of damage to agriculture.</p><p>It has also disrupted the education of many Filipino children.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/regions/2024/4/30/filipino-farmers-on-edge-as-extreme-heat-cracks-the-earth-1659">READ: Filipino farmers on edge as extreme heat cracks the earth</a></div><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/2/more-areas-suspend-in-person-classes-due-to-hot-weather-948">READ: More areas suspend in-person classes due to hot weather</a></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/w0x16uMRJ4o?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></div>

<p>While fewer areas in the Philippines are seen to experience extremely high heat indices, uncomfortably hot weather will still prevail in many areas, state weather bureau PAGASA said Tuesday.</p>

While fewer areas in the Philippines are seen to experience extremely high heat indices, uncomfortably hot weather will still prevail in many areas, state weather bureau PAGASA said Tuesday.

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Fewer areas with extreme heat index but heat to remain uncomfortable: PAGASA

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Published May 07, 2024 07:10 PM PHT

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