Kalain Hosein
The T&T Meteorological Service is monitoring a tropical wave that is now moving across the country.
In a social media post on Wednesday morning, the Met Office said, “Heavy showers and thunderstorms are developing ahead of the axis of this wave. These showers and thunderstorms are approaching Trinidad from the south and southeast.”
Yesterday, heavier rainfall favoured southern and eastern Trinidad, but no flooding nor wind damage was reported. There are no alerts, watches, or warnings in effect for T&T from the TTMS at this time. The Met Office forecasts a minimum low temperature of 24˚C in Piarco and 25˚C at Crown Point through early Thursday morning.
Today, the TTMS says to expect,” Partly cloudy, hazy and at times breezy with few showers. The night will be fair at first, with cloudiness increasing near midnight, accompanied by intervals of showers.” Today’s maximum high temperatures are forecast to be 32˚C at Piarco and 31˚C at Crown Point, Tobago, according to the TTMS.
Seas are forecast to be moderate in open waters with waves between 1.5 to 2.0 metres, while in sheltered areas, waves are forecast to be below 1.0 metres.
With more unsettled weather expected this week, the Met Office is forecasting “cloudy, hazy and breezy with scattered showers and a 40 per cent (medium) chance of isolated heavy showers or thunderstorms,” persisting into the night on both Friday and Saturday.
