UPDATED @ 3:41 p.m., March 23, 2024
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Providers Administration (Pagasa) on Friday declared the official begin of the summer season season because the amihan, or northeast monsoon, season ends.
Pagasa chief Dr. Nathaniel Servando made the announcement in a press convention.
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“At present, we formally declare the beginning of the Philippine summer season primarily based on evaluation of the newest forecast,” Servando mentioned.
The Philippines solely has dry and moist seasons. Nonetheless, Filipinos generally confer with the dry season as “summer season,” regardless of the absence of such a season within the nation.
Within the convention, Ana Liza Solis, officer-in-charge of the climatology and agrometeorology division of Pagasa, talked about that this summer season “may very well be one of many warmest” dry seasons ever recorded within the Philippines because of the ongoing results of El Niño.
Solis mentioned that temperatures within the Cagayan Valley Area may attain 40ºC from March to Could.
Moreover, the warmth index, or the temperature that the human physique feels, might attain the “hazard” and “excessive hazard” classes from April to Could.
Finish of amihan marks summer season
In the meantime, in a press release, Pagasa defined that the retreat of the high-pressure space over Siberia signifies the obvious weakening of amihan.
“Moreover, the strengthening of the North Pacific Excessive has led to a gradual shift within the wind sample from northeasterly to easterly and a rise within the air temperature over most elements of the nation,” the assertion learn.
In response to Pagasa, these modifications signify the top of the amihan season and the onset of the nice and cozy and dry season.
Whereas extra heat and dry days are anticipated forward, remoted thunderstorms are additionally more likely to happen, notably within the afternoon or night.
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“The general public and all involved authorities businesses are suggested to proceed their ongoing precautionary measures to reduce warmth stress, optimize the day by day use of water for private and home consumption, and stop any accompanying well being dangers related to this local weather situation,” it mentioned.
Moreover, Pagasa warned that lowered rainfall or drier-than-usual situations would possible persist because of the ongoing El Niño, which may end in dry spells and droughts throughout most areas of the nation.
It cautioned that “climate-sensitive sectors” similar to water sources, agriculture, well being, vitality, public security, and others might proceed to be adversely affected.
“DOST-PAGASA will proceed to carefully monitor the nation’s climate and weather conditions and their possible impacts, due to this fact, the general public and all involved businesses are suggested to repeatedly monitor for related updates,” Pagasa mentioned.