Mas mainit na panahon, maaaring maramdaman sa unang bahagi ng Mayo ayon sa PAGASA

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00:00Expectations are high for the possibility of a flood in June to August.

00:05Meanwhile, the country is still expected to experience a hotter period this month of May.

00:13This was reported by Rod Laguzan.

00:17The country is still expected to experience a hotter period in the first half of May, according to the forecast.

00:22It is possible that the maximum daytime temperature and heat index will increase.

00:27Based on the monitoring of the forecast, the danger level heat index will play at 42 to 51 degrees Celsius.

00:34However, it is possible that places that can experience a high heat index will decrease.

00:39Now, El Nino is getting weaker.

00:41But still, it is still possible that we will experience a high heat index or discomfort level in other places.

00:48What will happen is that the places will just decrease because we can still experience a high heat index or discomfort level

00:56even if it is not May or it can be June or July.

01:00While experiencing rain in Eastern Mindanao, it is affected by the Intertropical Convergence Zone or ITCZ.

01:06Solis explained that this is just a temporary effect and it will not cause a long and heavy rain.

01:12In Luzon and Visayas, it is affected by the Easterlys that can cause local thunderstorms for a short period of time.

01:18This is the effect of the excessive heat of the weather.

01:21And when the weather is hot, the consumption of electricity increases.

01:25Today, the NGCP raised the yellow alert in the Visayas grid.

01:3018 plants here are not working.

01:33But it was also removed around 1 p.m. after there was an increased capacity from Mindanao to Visayas.

01:40Meanwhile, based on the monitoring of the weather forecast, the possibility of a heat index is increasing,

01:46particularly in the months of June, July and August.

01:49That is why the government is continuously preparing for this.

01:52This is the transition of our preparation and mitigation from El Nino to La Nina because there are possibilities.

02:01Here in the DOST Pag-asa, it is continuous in the establishment of our major river basins.

02:10This will help flood-prone areas to establish flood forecasting and warning systems.

02:17Anya is also included here in the community-based flood early warning system.

02:21She also gave the importance of preparing the chief meteorological officers of Pag-asa.

02:26Rod Laguzed for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.