MANILA — PAGASA has placed broad swaths of the Philippines under dangerous hot weather warnings as searing temperatures are still expected to bake the country Thursday.

A sweltering heat index of up to 45 degrees Celsius is forecast for Metro Manila on Thursday while Cavite could feel intense heat of 47 degrees Celsius, according to the weather bureau.

Additionally, Dagupan City in Pangasinan could hit a roasting heat index of 46 degrees Celsius while heat indices of 45 degrees are predicted in Subic Bay, Olongapo City; San Jose, Occidental Mindoro; Aborlan, Palawan; and Roxas City, Capiz.

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The following areas are also forecast to scorch under severe heat on Thursday.

1. Tuguegarao City, Cagayan 44C
2. CLSU Muñoz, Nueva Ecija 44C
3. Tanauan Batangas 44C
4. Puerto Princesa City, Palawan 44C
5. Legazpi Albay 44C
6. Virac Catanduanes 44C
7. Bacnotan, La Union 43C
8. Aparri, Cagayan 43C
9. ISU Echague, Isabela 43C
10. Iba, Zambales 43C
11. Clark Airport, Pampanga 43C
12. Baler, Aurora 43C
13. Calapan, Oriental Mindoro 43C
14. Pili, Camarines Sur 43C
15. Iloilo City, Iloilo 43C
16. Dumangas Iloilo 43C
17. Catarman, Northern Samar 43C
18. Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur 43C
19. Quezon province 42-43C
20. Laoag City, Ilocos Norte 42C
21. Casiguran, Aurora 42C
22. Coron, Palawan 42C
23. Tacloban City, Leyte 42C
24. Guian Eastern Samar 42C
25. Davao City, Davao del Sur 42C
26. Cotabato City, Maguindanao 42C

Heat index refers to the actual heat felt by a person, and continued exposure to hot temperatures could result in exhaustion and stroke.

Meanwhile, PAGASA weather forecaster Rhea Torres told TeleRadyo Serbisyo that scattered rains could arrive in parts of Mindanao on Thursday.

Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi are forecast to experience rains due to the Intertropical Convergence Zone or ITCZ, Torres said.

She noted that the country will continue to endure high heat indices until the middle of May when the rainy season is expected to begin.

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