Seas to be relatively calm tonight despite rain: MET

The National Meteorological Centre (MET) has forecast that despite rain across various parts of the Maldives tonight, the seas will be relatively calm.

The MET office stated that the seas will be relatively calm, becoming moderately rough during showers. It also predicted wave heights to be between 2 to 5 feet.

Winds are expected to blow from the southeast and south in the southern atolls, and from the south and southwest elsewhere, at speeds between 5 to 15 miles per hour. Winds may gust up to approximately 30 miles per hour during showers. Furthermore, the MET office stated that scattered showers are expected, with isolated thunderstorms possible in some islands.

After a week of good weather, it suddenly rained tonight. Heavy rain fell in the Male' region tonight, causing flooding in some areas of Male'.