Southwest Monsoon to bring rain showers over parts of Luzon, Visayas

The Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) will affect the western sections of Southern Luzon and Visayas on Sunday and will bring rain showers, PAGASA said in its weather forecast.

Batangas, Mimaropa, and Western Visayas will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to the monsoon. During severe thunderstorms, flash floods or landslides may result.

Meanwhile, Metro Manila and the rest of the country may expect partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to localized thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides may possibly occur during severe thunderstorms.

Coastal waters will be slight to moderate throughout the country.

Sunrise was at 5:27 a.m. Sunset will be at 6:27 p.m.

Heat index

PAGASA also said 35 areas in the country will experience a heat index at the danger level on Sunday.

According to PAGASA’s 5 p.m. forecast on Saturday, the following areas will have heat indexes ranging from 42°C  to 46°C :

46°C:

• Tuguegarao City, Cagayan
• ISU Echague, Isabela

45°C:

• Aparri, Cagayan
• Legazpi City, Albay
• Masbate City, Masbate

44°C:

• Laoag City, Ilocos Norte
• Dagupan City, Pangasinan
• Bacnotan, La Union
• Calayan, Cagayan
• CLSU Muñoz, Nueva Ecija
• Casiguran, Aurora
• Alabat, Quezon
• Virac (Synop), Catanduanes

43°C:

• MMSU, Batac, Ilocos Norte
• Itbayat, Batanes
• NVSU Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya
• Baler (Radar), Aurora
• Sangley Point, Cavite
• Infanta, Quezon
• Juban, Sorsogon
• CBSUA-Pili, Camarines Sur
• Roxas City, Capiz
• Guiuan, Eastern Samar

42°C:

• NAIA, Pasay City
• Sinait, Ilocos Sur
• Basco (Radar), Batanes
• Calapan, Oriental Mindoro
• Cuyo, Palawan
• Daet, Camarines Norte
• Mambusao, Capiz
• Catarman, Northern Samar
• Catbalogan, Samar
• Tacloban City, Leyte
• Maasin, Southern Leyte
• Dipolog, Zamboanga del Norte

The heat index is the measure of the temperature that a person feels in contrast to the actual air temperature.

For the danger level, heat cramps and heat exhaustion are likely, and heat stroke is also probable with continued exposure.

The Department of Health advised the public to keep drinking lots of water to prevent dehydration.

It also urged the public to refrain from leaving the house at noontime and to do so only in the morning or in the afternoon.

People should also wear light and loose clothing to keep the body cool. —KG, GMA Integrated News