TODAY (15 NOVEMBER), TROPICAL CYCLONE OFEL WILL BRING RAINS AND GUSTY WINDS OVER BATANES AND BABUYAN ISLANDS WHILE ITS TROUGH WILL BRING CLOUDY SKIES WITH SCATTERED RAINS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER ILOCOS NORTE. THE REST OF THE COUNTRY WILL HAVE PARTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY SKIES WITH ISOLATED RAINSHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

TOMORROW UNTIL SUNDAY (16-17 NOVEMBER), TROPICAL CYCLONE PEPITO WILL TRAVERSE BICOL REGION AND EXIT LANDMASS VIA THE WESTERN COAST OF NORTHERN LUZON. WITHIN THIS TIME PERIOD, STORMY WEATHER IS EXPECTED OVER BICOL REGION, SAMAR PROVINCES, CALABARZON, METRO MANILA, AND CENTRAL LUZON WHILE RAINS WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL BE EXPERIENCED OVER ILOCOS REGION, ROMBLON, MARINDUQUE, ORIENTAL MINDORO, PANGASINAN, LA UNION, BENGUET, NUEVA VIZCAYA, QUIRINO, AND IFUGAO. THE REST OF THE ARCHIPELAGO WILL HAVE PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES TO CLOUDY SKIES WITH ISOLATED RAINSHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS MOSTLY IN THE AFTERNOON OR EVENING.

ON MONDAY (18 NOVEMBER), PEPITO MAY STILL BRING RAINS WITH GUSTY WINDS OVER ILOCOS REGION, BENGUET, AND ZAMBALES WHILE MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH SCATTERED RAINSHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER PAMPANGA, TARLAC, APAYAO, AND CAGAYAN. THE REST OF THE COUNTRY MAY HAVE PARTLY CLOUDY TO AT TIMES CLOUDY SKIES WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF LOCALIZED RAINSHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS. OFEL IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN INTO A LOW PRESSURE AREA.

ON TUESDAY UNTIL FRIDAY (19 - 22 NOVEMBER), BATANES AND BABUYAN ISLANDS MAY EXPERIENCE MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH SCATTERED RAINS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS DUE TO SHEAR LINE. METRO MANILA AND THE REST OF THE ARCHIPELAGO MAY EXPECT PARTLY CLOUDY TO CLOUDY SKIES WITH CHANCES OF AFTERNOON OR EVENING RAINSHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS.

THE UPDATES ON THIS OUTLOOK WILL BE PROVIDED THROUGH THE DAILY ISSUANCES OF PUBLIC WEATHER FORECASTS AND WEATHER ADVISORIES IF THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN THE WEATHER SCENARIO.