Development Whether the Weather is Fine has been in development since 2014. The project started from a screenplay by Manatad that did not initially use the typhoon as a backdrop. Manatad and his project were also among the invitees selected in 2016 to be a part of La Fabrique by Les Cinémas du Monde, a professional program collateral to the
Cannes Film Festival which helps young directors develop their films. In 2017, the film participated in the
TorinoFilmLab, where it eventually won a TFL Co-Production Award, in the amount of €50K or ₱2.85M. The following year,
Whether the Weather is Fine was selected to be a part of the 14th edition of the
Cinéfondation L'Atelier, a program under the auspices of the Cannes Film Festival. The film also received the
Berlinale's
World Cinema Fund and substantial funding from the Aide aux Cinémas du Monde (France's World Cinema Support) and Institut Français, both in 2019. In 2021, the film received a second award from the TorinoFilmLab, the TFL Audience Design Fund. Through these development labs, as well as Manatad's success in submitting a short film to the Cannes Film Festival (
Jodilerks in la Semaine de la Critique in 2017), he was able to attract interested producers to the project.
Casting Manatad has described the cast as a "good mix", as it includes a veteran actress (Santos-Concio), a popular actor (Padilla), and a rising talent (Rifol). Manatad had long wanted to work with Padilla, but was uncertain if he would be able to secure him for the project. Manatad has stated that Padilla was able to embody his character more easily because he is a native speaker of
Waray.
Filming Principal photography for the film was completed in February 2020. ==Release==