MANILA: Fair weather with isolated rain showers will still prevail across the archipelago on Thursday, the weather bureau said. "Because the low-pressure area (LPA) is still far and is yet to affect the country, fair weather will continue to prevail," Aldczar Aurelio of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said. The cloud cluster that developed into an LPA on Wednesday was last tracked at 1,080 km. east of southeastern Mindanao, outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR). Aurelio said it is likely to enter PAR on Thursday and head towards Eastern Visayas and the eastern section of Luzon. "It could possibly develop into a tropical cyclone and will be named Aghon," he said. Meanwhile, 43 areas are forecast to experience danger-level heat indices. PAGASA expects the heat index, or what the temperature feels like to the human body when relative humidity is combined with the air, to peak at 47°C in Guiuan, Eastern Samar. A 46°C heat index is like ly in Dagupan City, Pangasinan; Aparri, Cagayan; and Butuan City, Agusan del Norte. Heat indices of 42°C to 45°C are forecast in these areas: NAIA Science Garden, Quezon City Laoag City, llocos Norte Puerto Princesa City, Palawan Aborlan, Palawan Cuyo, Palawan Virac (Synop), Catanduanes Roxas City, Capiz Iloilo City, Iloilo Dumangas, Iloilo Bacnotan, La Union Tuguegarao City, Cagayan ISU Echague, Isabela Iba, Zambales Sangley Point, Cavite Ambulong, Tanauan, Batangas San Jose, Occidental Mindoro La Granja, La Carlota, Negros Occidental Maasin, Southern Leyte MMSU, Batac, Ilocos Norte Cubi Pt., Subic Bay, Olongapo City Alabat, Quezon Coron, Palawan Masbate City, Masbate Mambusao, Capiz Siquijor, Siquijor Catarman, Northern Samar Dipolog, Zamboanga del Norte Sinait, llocos Sur Calayan, Cagayan NVSU Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya Baler (Radar), Aurora Casiguran, Aurora Calapan, Oriental Mindoro Daet, Camarines Norte Legazpi City, Albay Catbalogan, Western Samar Tacloban City, Ley te Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur Under danger levels of 41°C to 51°C heat indices, heat cramps and heat exhaustion are likely. Continued exposure could also cause heat stroke, PAGASA said. Source: Philippines News Agency
