Warm Good Friday across most of the Philippines

MANILA, Philippines — It will be a hot Good Friday across the country as the easterly winds prevail on April 3, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). 

The maximum temperature forecasted at the PAGASA Weather Station in Quezon City is 33.7 °C at around 3:00 p.m. and the lowest is 22.7 °C at 6:00 a.m. 

Due to the easterlies, Metro Manila and most of the country will experience warm weather, with partly cloudy skies. 

Meanwhile, Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, and Cagayan Valley face possible localized thunderstorms, which are marked by partly cloudy to cloudy skies and isolated rains. 

Temperatures across the country are inching up as the warm and dry season takes hold. 

PAGASA recorded the following temperatures on Thursday, April 2: 

• Cubi Pt, Subic Bay International Airport — 35.4°C
• Tuguegarao City, Cagayan — 35.2°C
• Kabacan, North Cotabato — 35.2°C
• General Santos City — 35.1°C
• Davao International Airport, Davao City — 35.0°C
• San Jose, Occidental Mindoro — 34.9°C
• Clark International Airport, Mabalacat, Pampanga — 34.8°C
• San Ildefonso, Bulacan — 34.6°C
• Butuan City, Agusan del Norte — 34.2°C
• Zamboanga City — 34.1°C