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

01:18 UTC MAY 08 2026

 

DISCUSSION:   RELATIVELY STABLE ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO RESTRICT MEANINGFUL RAINFALL ACTIVITY OVER THE ISLANDS TODAY. FOR THIS REASON, SKIES WERE GENERALLY FAIR TO PARTLY CLOUDY WITH LITTLE SHOWER ACTIVITY. THESE CONDITIONS CONTINUE THIS EVENING WITH ONLY SPARSE SPOTS OF LIGHT SHOWERS NOTED ON LATEST RADAR IMAGERY.

FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS: A RIDGE WILL CONTINUE OVER THE ISLANDS. HOWEVER, MODELS ARE SUGGESTING THAT A FEW AREAS OF PATCHY CLOUDINESS AND LOW LEVEL POCKETS OF MOISTURE ARE LIKELY TO BRING SOME BRIEF LOCALIZE CLOUDINESS OVER THE ISLANDS AT VARYING TIMES BEGINNING TOMORROW MORNING. BUT IN THE MIDST OF THESE EPISODES LOW MOISTURE LEVELS WILL KEEP RAINFALL ACTIVITY MINIMAL WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE LATEST ISSUED FORECAST. IT SHOULD BE ALSO NOTED THAT SUNNY PERIODS WILL ALSO BE REALIZED AS THE CLOUDS DIMINISH. MEANWHILE SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BE SAFE FOR MARINE ACTIVITIES.

 

FORECASTER

LENARD JOSIAH