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

03:32 UTC SEPTEMBER 04 2026

 

DISCUSSION:   RELATIVELY STABLE CONDITIONS AFFECT THE ISLANDS MOST OF TODAY RESULTING IN MINIMAL SHOWER ACTIVITY. HOWEVER THIS EVENING, THE BACK END OF A WEAK TROPICAL WAVE PROVIDED SOME SPOTTY SHOWERS OVER SOME OF THE LEEWARDS

THE NEXT 24 HOURS: THE WEAK WAVE WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE WEST ALLOWING FOR A RIDGE TO BUILD OVER THE ISLANDS. THERE IS SOME INDICATION THAT MOISTURE LEVELS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED IN THE LOWER LEVELS; HOWEVER, WITH THE LACK OF DEEP LAYER SUPPORT, RAINFALL ACTIVITY WILL REMAIN ASSOCIATED WITH SHALLOW WIND-DRIVEN CLOUDS.

 

FORECASTER

LENARD JOSIAH