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

01:10 UTC MAY 14 2026

 

DISCUSSION:   RELATIVELY STABLE CONDITIONS PREVAILED OVER THE ISLANDS FOR YET ANOTHER DAY. FOR THIS REASON SKIES WERE GENERALLY PARTLY SUNNY WITH NONE OF THE ISLANDS REPORTING ANY MEANINGFUL SHOWERS. THESE CONDITIONS CONTINUE THIS EVENING WITH ONLY LIGHT SPARSE SHOWERS NOTED ON LATEST RADAR IMAGERY.

FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS: RELATIVELY STABLE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP SHOWER ACTIVITY MINIMAL WITH JUST THE ODD TRADE-WIND SHOWER POSSIBLE; HOWEVER, MODELS SUGGEST THAT A 700MB TROUGH WILL MOVE OVER THE LEEWARDS LATE TOMORROW. MODELS ALSO SUGGEST THAT THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT INCREASE IN MOISTURE, WHICH, ALONG WITH THE TROUGH, COULD PROVIDE A SLIGHT UP-TICK IN CHANCE OF BRIEF, LIGHT LATE AFTERNOON SHOWERS.

 

FORECASTER

LENARD JOSIAH