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

16:11 UTC MAY 08 2025

 

DISCUSSION: A SHALLOW MOISTURE BOUNDARY MAINTAINED UNSETTLED WEATHER CONDITONS OVER THE REGION THIS MORNING. THE AREA EXPERIENCED GENERALLY PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH RADAR IMAGERY SHOWING ECHOES ACROSS THE ISLANDS. WHILE SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWED SHALLOW PATCHES OF LOW LEVEL CLOUDS MOVING ACROSS THE ISLANDS.

BASED ON LATEST ANALYSIS, THESE CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW. WHILE IMPROVEMENTS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS, AVAILABLE MOISTURE AND LINGERING INSTABILITY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A LOW LEVEL TROUGH WILL LIKELY TRIGGGER ISOLATED SHOWERS THROUGHOUT THE ISLANDS OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

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

 

FORECASTER

JALEEL JACOBS