Weather to generally improve across Maldives, despite isolated deterioration: Met Office

The National Meteorological Service said that although weather may deteriorate in some parts of the Maldives over the next 24 hours, conditions will generally improve. In its forecast, the service said various parts of the country could be affected by a crest, but the weather is expected to improve across all areas. It added that the sea will also become fairly calm and that the wind will generally be light. Over the next three days as well, the weather in the Maldives will generally improve across all areas, the service said. However, although heavy showers with thunder are forecast in some areas, the wind will generally be light across all areas. During the past 24 hours, forecasts warned of heavy rain and thunder, and a white alert was also issued for some regions. A white alert was issued from 6:00 p.m. today until midnight, from Lhaviyani Atoll to Addu Atoll. Due to flooding on Male' roads caused by rain, the MNDF Fire and Rescue Service carried out water pumping operations using pumps in various areas of Male'.