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

04:05 UTC JUNE 04 2026

 

DISCUSSION: THIS EVENING, SURFACE OBSERVATIONS REVEAL GENERALLY SETTLED CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION. RADAR IMAGERY CONFIRMED JUST A FEW ECHOES MAINLY OVER OPEN WATERS. SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWED SHALLOW PATCHES OF CLOUDS MOVING ACROSS THE AREA IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM.

BASED ON LATEST ANALYSIS, A RIDGE PATTERN AND ANOTHER PLUME OF SAHARAN DUST WILL MAINTAIN GENERALLY FAIR, STABLE AND HAZY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE LEEWARD ISLANDS AND BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS. HOWEVER, PATCHES OF LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE MAY GENERATE A FEW BRIEF SHOWERS, MAINLY DURING THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD. GOING INTO TOMORROW, MOSTLY DRY, STABLE AND SLIGHTLY HAZY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST AS THE RIDGE REMAINS DOMINANT. A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE, BUT SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS NOT ANTICIPATED. MEANWHILE, MARINE CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN MARGINALLY FAVORABLE FOR ACTIVITIES, A SMALL CRAFT CAUTION REMAINS IN EFFECT.

THIS OUTLOOK IS IN GENERAL AGREEMENT WITH THE LATEST ISSUED FORECAST AND NO CHANGE IS REQUIRED AT THIS TIME.

 

FORECASTER

JALEEL JACOBS