AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
FOR THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
ISSUED BY ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES

03:53 UTC DECEMBER 23 2025

 

DISCUSSION:   A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WAS THE DOMINANT FEATURE ACROSS THE LEEWARD AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS THIS EVENING. GENERALLY FAIR CONDITIONS WERE REPORTED FROM THE STATIONS NOTWITHSTANDING A FEW SHOWERS IN THE VICINITY. CONCURRINGLY, RADAR IMAGERY SHOWS ONLY LIGHT, SPOTTY SHOWERS AROUND THE ISLANDS WHILE AN ANALYSIS OF THE LATEST TPW PRODUCT SHOWS A BULGE OF MOISTURE TO THE EAST, APPROACHING THE AREA.

LOOKING AHEAD FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS, FAVOURABLE UPPER-LEVEL CONDITIONS COULD ENHANCE AVAILABLE LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE TO HEIGHTEN THE CHANCES OF SHOWERS UNTIL MID-MORNING BEFORE THE RIDGE REASSERTS ITS DOMINANCE ACROSS THE AREA.

 

FORECASTER

JALEEL JACOBS/BIANCA BESS