Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, March 26) — Expect warmer temperatures in the coming days.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration or PAGASA on Friday declared the start of the dry season.
“With this development, the day-to-day weather across the country will gradually become warmer, though isolated thunderstorms are also likely to occur,” the state weather bureau said.
“The public is advised to take precautionary measures to minimize heat stress and optimize the daily use of water for personal and domestic consumption,” it added.
PAGASA said it will continue to monitor day-to-day weather despite the varying levels of community quarantine imposed throughout the country. This is the second summer amid the coronavirus pandemic which has dragged on for more than a year, with no signs of an immediate end due to the surge in COVID-19 cases.
It coincides with the end of the cool and dry amihan or northeast monsoon, following the “gradual shift of wind direction from northeasterly to easterly over most parts of the country,” PAGASA explained in a statement.
