By Chantalé Fletcher
THE Trinidad and Tobago Meteorological Service (TTMS) has updated the Adverse Weather Alert #2 – Yellow Level for Trinidad and Tobago.
MET Office stated that the alert has now been issued 9.55am today (Wednesday) to 6pm.
TTMS indicated that, “A very active Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), is producing widespread showers and thunderstorm activity with associated downpours and gusty winds across Trinidad. Street flooding and localized flooding will continue. Landslides and landslips are possible in areas so prone. Smaller watercourses are near threshold capacity but major rivers continue to be contained at this time.”
Here’s a look at today’s forecast courtesy TTMS:
Forecast: Partly cloudy/cloudy periods with showers, especially over Trinidad and favouring the morning and early afternoon. There is also a medium – high chance of thunderstorm activity. Tonight will be generally fair apart from isolated showers.
Remainder of the Lesser Antilles: Generally hazy and breezy with the likelihood of showers over few areas, especially over the southern Windwards.
Caution: Adverse Weather Alert #1 (Yellow Level) remains in effect until 6pm. Street\flash flooding and localized ponding are likely in heavy downpours.
Maximum Temperature:
Piarco: 30ºC
Crown Point 31ºC
Sunrise: 5.56am
Sunset: 6.22am
Seas
Seas are moderate with waves 1.5 metres to two metres and below one metre but occasionally choppy in sheltered areas.
Trinidad
High tide: ****, 1.30pm
Low tide: 6.34am, 6.29pm
Tobago
High tide: ****, 1.20pm
Low tide: 6.43am, 6.35pm
