Trough of LPA to bring cloudy skies, scattered rains over Davao, SOCCSKSARGEN

The trough of a Low Pressure Area (LPA) will bring cloudy skies with scattered rains showers and thunderstorms over the Davao region and SOCCSKSARGEN on Wednesday, PAGASA reported.

Floods may occur in the southeastern section of Mindanao due to moderate to at times heavy rains.

The ridge of a High Pressure Area (HPA), on the other hand, will be extending over the eastern sections of Northern and Central Luzon.

Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to localized thunderstorms with possible flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms.

The heat index in Metro Manila on Wednesday is 41 degrees Celsius at the NAIA, Pasay City station and 40 degrees Celsius at the Science Garden in Quezon City.

Based on the heat index chart, the public is advised to take extreme caution as some people may experience heat cramps and heat exhaustion and continuing activity could lead to heat stroke.

The heat index is a measure of how hot it really feels when factoring in the relative humidity at a given location.

In order to prevent heat-related illnesses, the weather bureau is advising the public to do the following:

• Limit the time outdoors
• Drink plenty of water
• Avoid tea, coffee, soda or liquor
• Wear umbrellas, hats, sleeved clothing outdoors
• Schedule heavy-duty activities at start or end of the day when it's cooler

The wind speed for the eastern sections of Northern and Central Luzon will experience light to moderate wind speed moving in the east to southeast direction while coastal waters will be slight to moderate.

The rest of the country will experience light to moderate wind speed moving in the east to northeast direction while coastal waters will be slight to moderate.

Sunrise will be at 5:41 a.m., sunset at 6:10 p.m. — BAP, GMA Integrated News