Weather Today – April 8, 2015 | Warm and humid Thursday

High temperatures are expected to continue as the easterlies prevail in the eastern section of Luzon and Visayas. Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms will be experienced today in most parts of the country. PAGASA Weather Forecaster Jun Galang said this weather condition will most likely to continue in the next three days as no weather disturbance is being monitored outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR).

Easterlies are winds coming from the Pacific Ocean. These winds are warm and humid in nature which result to a hot weather in the Philippines. However, easterlies can also generate thunderstorms because the warmer the air, the more active the water cycle. Thus, rains can also occur mostly in the latter part of the day when the accumulated heat increases.

A scorching temperature of 37.1 degrees Celsius was felt over General Santos City yesterday. Listed below are the highest temperatures recorded by PAGASA on April 8, 2015:

Every year, “heat wave” becomes a hot topic in global weather news. Galang says this phenomenon happens when the average maximum temperature in a specific area increases by 5 degrees Celsius for five consecutive days. For example, if the city’s normal maximum temperature is 35 degrees Celsius, heat wave will occur once it increases to 40 degrees Celsius for the next five days. In the Philippines, Galang explained that there is a slim chance to experience heat wave because we are an archipelagic country surrounded by bodies of water.

PH commemorates the 73rd Day of Valor

By virtue of the Executive Order No. 23, Series of 1987, April 9 was declared as a national holiday in observance of the “Araw ng Kagitingan” or Day of Valor. At 9:00 am today, a ceremony to be led by our president will be held at Mt. Samat National Shrine in Pilar, Bataan.

Meanwhile, Philippine Veterans Week is also celebrated from April 5 to 11 which aims to preserve the principles of our war veterans and promote patriotism among the people, especially the younger generation. This year’s theme is “Ipunla ang Kagitingan sa Kabataan, Ihanda ang Beterano ng Kinabukasan”.