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5 areas face 'dangerous' 42-degree heat index

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heat index forecast march 7

David Dizon

ABS-CBN News

<p>At least 5 areas are facing &quot;dangerous&quot; 42 degree Celsius heat index this Friday as the incoming dry season draws near, weather bureau PAGASA said.</p><p>The 5 areas facing 42-degree heat index are:</p><div><strong>Dagupan City, Pangasinan</strong></div><div><strong>Iba, Zambales</strong></div><div><strong>Ambling, Tanauan, Batangas</strong></div><div><strong>San Jose, Occidental Mindoro</strong></div><div><strong>Cuyo, Palawan</strong></div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1741302450742HEAT-INDEX.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><p>PAGASA classifies temperatures reaching 42-51 degrees Celsius as “dangerous”, with residents possibly experiencing heat cramps and heat exhaustion. </p><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1741302467164GAANO-BA-KANIT.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><p>Metro Manila will continue to experience hot weather this Friday, with partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms due to the easterlies.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/3/6/deped-schools-may-adjust-class-schedules-amid-intense-heat-1216">DepEd: Schools may adjust class schedules amid intense heat</a></div><p>PAGASA weather forecaster Dan Villamil said the prevailing hot weather in Metro Manila is a precursor of the incoming dry season.</p><p>“Panimulang init pa lang ito, magpi-peak ‘yan sa bandang April,” he said in a TeleRadyo Serbisyo interview.</p><p>The shear line continues to affect the eastern section of Northern Luzon, bringing cloudy skies with scattered rains and isolated thunderstorms to Mainland Cagayan, Apayao, Kalinga, Isabela, and Aurora.</p><p>Caraga, Southern Leyte, and Davao Oriental will also experience cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms due to the easterlies.</p><p>Batanes and Babuyan Islands will have cloudy skies with rains due to the amihan or northeast monsoon.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/weather-traffic/2025/1/23/2024-is-hottest-year-in-philippines-pagasa-1717">2024 is hottest year in Philippines: PAGASA</a></div>

<p>At least 5 areas are facing "dangerous" 42 degree Celsius heat index this Friday as the incoming dry season draws near, weather bureau PAGASA said.</p>

At least 5 areas are facing "dangerous" 42 degree Celsius heat index this Friday as the incoming dry season draws near, weather bureau PAGASA said.