Weather Today – May 15, 2017 | Weather favors Brigada Eskuwela kick-off

With the theme, “Isang DepEd, Isang Pamayanan, Isang Bayanihan Para sa Handa at Ligtas na Paaralan”, this year’s Brigada Eskuwela kicks off today. It’s part of the celebration of National School’s Maintenance Week, which aims to unite education stakeholders and encourage them to lend their time and resources in preparation for the school year. This will run until May 20, Friday.

Participants of this activity in Mindanao may experience rainy weather due to the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ). ITCZ is the meeting point of winds coming from the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

When different air masses converge, convective clouds form and bring rains in the affected areas. In the next hours, cloudy skies with light to moderate rains will be experienced in the regions of Caraga and Davao.

Meanwhile, warm and humid weather will prevail in the rest of the country. Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with chances of isolated rain showers or thunderstorms are expected in Metro Manila and the remaining parts of the archipelago.

Rising temperatures may still be felt in parts of Luzon and Visayas. Based on today’s Heat Index forecast, Tuguegarao City should brace for a scorching 40.5°C.

Heat index determines how our body perceives the temperature. It is obtained by combining air temperature with relative humidity, the latter referring to the amount of moisture in the air.It’s the reason for that “malagkit” or “maalinsangan” feeling during hot and humid days.