Pagasa warns: Hotter days ahead in May

Prepare for hotter days and nights ahead, surpassing the already scorching heat as temperatures could reach over 40 degrees Celsius in the coming weeks.

- ROMINA CABRERA

The forecast maximum temperature for May had been breached earlier this week, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).

This comes as 40 degrees Celsius was recorded on April 15 in Isa town in Isabela province, Climate Monitoring and Prediction Section chief Ana Solis told radio dzXL.

“We expect other areas could experience hotter temperatures,” she added.

Hotter days are still coming as the Philippines is being affected by a ridge of a high-pressure area, she noted.

The warm and dry season and El Niño are contributing to soaring temperatures.

Even as El Niño is already weakening, its effects may continue to be felt until June, Solis noted.

The onset of the wet season could be declared later than usual, or in the first or second week of June or later, due to the possibility of the development of La Niña.