72 Hours Outlook

A south easterly wind flow is aiding the transfer of equatorial moisture to the islands. This could result in a few sporadic showers across St. Vincent & the Grenadines as the evening period approaches. Varying concentrations of Saharan dust haze should be noticeable from early Wednesday while a tropical wave should begin to affect the islands by late afternoon. Although the dry air could suppress activity, occasional scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms are still quite possible into Thursday. A shearline associated with the tail end of the wave could trigger a few showers firstly across the mainland during the afternoon, before spreading to the Grenadines by nightfall. A weak ridge pattern should build across the islands on Friday allowing for fair to partly cloudy conditions.

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