NCR heat index at 45°C while ITCZ expected to bring rains over southern Mindanao

Metro Manila to experience dangerous level Heat Index on Thursday with the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) affecting southern Mindanao and the easterlies affecting the rest of the country, PAGASA reported.

PAGASA forecasted heat index at 45 degrees Celsius at the NAIA, Pasay City station and 43 degrees Celsius at the Science Garden in Quezon City.

Based on the heat index chart, the public is advised to take precaution against heat cramps and heat exhaustion, and heat stroke is possible with continued exposure.

Based on the heat index chart, the public is advised to take precaution against heat cramps and heat exhaustion, and heat stroke is possible with continued exposure.

Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms due to the ITCZ with possible flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains.

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

The wind speed forecast in Luzon and Visayas is light to moderate moving in the east to southeast direction while coastal waters will be slight to moderate.

Mindanao will experience light to moderate wind speed moving in the east to northeast direction with slight to moderate coastal waters.

Sunrise will be at 5:37 a.m., sunset at 6:12 p.m. — BAP, GMA Integrated News