Met Office: Scattered showers forecast for Malé as weather set to improve coming days

The Maldives Meteorological Service (Met Office) has forecast scattered showers in the Greater Malé area on Tuesday, with generally good weather expected over the coming days.

Speaking with Sun, a Met Office official said some rain is expected in the Malé region on Tuesday, but prolonged heavy rainfall is not anticipated.

In the atolls, scattered showers are also forecast for the southern regions, while weather conditions across the rest of the country are expected to remain generally fine.

In its forecast valid until 18:00pm this evening, the Met Office stated that rain is expected across the southern atolls, with some islands likely to experience heavy showers and thunderstorms. Scattered showers are also forecast in parts of the central and northern atolls.

Winds are expected to blow from the northwest and north across the northern and central atolls, and from the southeast and south in the southern atolls, at speeds of 3 to 13 miles per hour.

Seas are forecast to remain slight, with wave heights of approximately three feet.

According to statistics released by the Met Office, GA. Gemanafushi recorded the highest rainfall over the past 24 hours, at 29.1 millimetres. GDh. Kaadedhdhoo followed with 20 millimetres, while GDh. Thinadhoo recorded 19.3 millimetres.