TODAY (17 JULY), PARTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY SKIES WITH ISOLATED RAINSHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS WILL PREVAIL OVER ILOCOS NORTE, ILOCOS SUR, ABRA, BATANES, AND BABUYAN ISLANDS DUE TO THE SOUTHWEST MONSOON (HABAGAT); AND OVER THE REST OF THE COUNTRY DUE TO LOCALIZED THUNDERSTORMS.

BY TOMORROW TO SUNDAY (18-19 JULY), THE HABAGAT WILL BRING CLOUDY SKIES WITH SCATTERED RAINS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER ILOCOS REGION, ZAMBALES, AND BATAAN; WHILE THE REST OF THE COUNTRY WILL HAVE FAIR WEATHER CONDITIONS EXCEPT FOR A FEW ISOLATED RAINSHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS.

BY MONDAY TO WEDNESDAY (20-22 JULY), THE EFFECT OF THE HABAGAT WILL SHIFT TOWARDS THE WESTERN SECTIONS OF SOUTHERN LUZON, VISAYAS, AND MINDANAO, THUS BRINGING SCATTERED RAINS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER PANGASINAN, ZAMBALES, BATAAN, CAVITE, BATANGAS, OCCIDENTAL MINDORO, PALAWAN, WESTERN VISAYAS, NEGROS ISLAND REGION, ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA, AND BARMM. MEANWHILE, THE REST OF THE COUNTRY WILL BE PARTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY APART FROM ISOLATED RAINSHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS.

BY THURSDAY TO FRIDAY (23-24 JULY), THERE IS A POTENTIAL LOW PRESSURE AREA OR TROPICAL CYCLONE EAST OF LUZON THAT MAY STRENGTHEN THE HABAGAT. AS A RESULT, SCATTERED RAINS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER PALAWAN, MASBATE, SORSOGON, AND MOST OF VISAYAS AND MINDANAO. THE REST OF LUZON WILL CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE PARTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY SKIES WITH A CHANCE OF ISOLATED RAINSHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS.

THIS WEATHER OUTLOOK WILL BE UPDATED IF SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN THE FORECAST OCCUR THROUGH THE 24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECASTS AND WEATHER ADVISORIES.