17/08/2026
24-HOUR PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST
Issued at 4:00 AM, 18 August 2026
SYNOPSIS: At 3:00 AM today, the Low Pressure Area (LPA) was estimated based on all available data at 1,115 km East of Northern Luzon (19.6°N, 132.1°E). Southwest Monsoon affecting Luzon and Visayas.
Forecast Weather Conditions
Area: Benguet, La Union, Pangasinan, Zambales, Bataan, Cavite, Batangas, and Occidental Mindoro
Weather Condition: Monsoon rains
Caused By: Southwest Monsoon
Impacts: Possible flash floods or landslides due to heavy to intense rains
Area: Metro Manila, Ilocos Sur, Abra, Tarlac, Pampanga, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Laguna, Rizal, Oriental Mindoro, and Antique
Weather Condition: Occasional rains
Caused By: Southwest Monsoon
Impacts: Possible flash floods or landslides due to moderate to heavy rains
Area: Negros Island Region, the rest of Luzon, and the rest of Western Visayas
Weather Condition: Cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms
Caused By: Southwest Monsoon
Impacts: Possible flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains
Area: The rest of Visayas
Weather Condition: Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms
Caused By: Southwest Monsoon
Impacts: Possible flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms
Area: Mindanao
Weather Condition: Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms
Caused By: Localized Thunderstorms
Impacts: Possible flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms
Forecast Wind and Coastal Water Conditions
Area: The northern and western sections of Luzon
Wind Speed: Moderate to Strong
Wind Direction: Southwest
Coastal Waters: Moderate to Rough / (1.5 to 2.8 meters)
Area: The eastern section of Mindanao
Wind Speed: Moderate to Strong
Wind Direction: South to Southwest
Coastal Waters: Moderate to Rough / (1.5 to 2.8 meters)
Area: The rest of the country
Wind Speed: Light to Moderate
Wind Direction: South to Southwest
Coastal Waters: Slight to Moderate / (0.6 to 2.5 meters)
Extremes of Temperature and Relative Humidity for The 24-hour Period Ending 8:00 PM YESTERDAY
Minimum Temperature: 24.4 °C ... 5:00 AM
Maximum Temperature: 27.8 °C... 10:00 AM
Minumum Relative Humidity: 95 % ... 12:00 PM
Maximum Relative Humidity: 98 % ... 6:00 AM
TIDES AND ASTRONOMICAL INFORMATION Over Metro Manila
sunrise today: 5:43AM
sunset today: 6:17PM
moonrise today: 10:23AM
moonset today: 10:05PM
illumination today: 34%
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