THE SOUTHWEST MONSOON (HABAGAT) AND A POSSIBLE TROPICAL CYCLONE WILL BE THE MAJOR WEATHER SYSTEMS THAT WILL AFFECT THE COUNTRY IN THE NEXT 7 DAYS.

FROM 12 NOON TODAY UNTIL SATURDAY (29 - 30 SEPTEMBER), THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND THE SOUTHWEST MONSOON MAY BRING CLOUDY SKIES WITH SCATTERED RAINS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER VISAYAS AND SOME PARTS OF MINDANAO AND SOUTHERN LUZON. THE REST OF THE COUNTRY WILL HAVE PARTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY SKIES WITH ISOLATED RAINSHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS MOSTLY IN THE AFTERNOON OR EVENING. THE LOW PRESSURE AREA MAY DEVELOP AND ENTER THE PHILIPPINE AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (PAR) TODAY.

FROM SUNDAY UNTIL MONDAY (1 - 2 OCTOBER), THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER NORTHERN LUZON AND THE ENHANCED SOUTHWEST MONSOON MAY BRING OCCASIONAL TO FREQUENT RAINS OVER THE WESTERN SECTIONS OF SOUTHERN LUZON AND VISAYAS THAT MAY CAUSE FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES. WHILE THE REST OF LUZON, VISAYAS, AND MOST PARTS OF MINDANAO WILL HAVE CLOUDY SKIES WITH SCATTERED RAINS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

FROM TUESDAY UNTIL FRIDAY (3 - 6 OCTOBER), GUSTY TO STORMY CONDITIONS MAY BE EXPERIENCED OVER NORTHERN LUZON AND THE EASTERN SECTION OF CENTRAL LUZON DUE TO THE TROPICAL CYCLONE. MEANWHILE, OCCASIONAL TO FREQUENT RAINS OVER THE WESTERN SECTIONS OF SOUTHERN LUZON AND VISAYAS WILL STILL PERSIST, THAT MAY CAUSE FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES DUE TO "HABAGAT". THE REST OF LUZON AND VISAYAS WILL HAVE CLOUDY SKIES WITH SCATTERED RAINS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MINDANAO WILL BE PARTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY SKIES WITH ISOLATED RAINSHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS MOSTLY IN THE AFTERNOON OR EVENING.

THE UPDATES ON THIS OUTLOOK WILL BE THROUGH THE DAILY ISSUANCES OF THE TROPICAL CYCLONE BULLETIN, PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST, AND WEATHER ADVISORIES IF THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN THE WEATHER SCENARIO.