“Heavy rain and thunderstorms” until Sunday evening in Guadeloupe

Local authorities are maintaining, this Friday evening (November 8, 2024), the yellow vigilance established since Wednesday in Guadeloupe, for “heavy rain and thunderstorms“. The current bad weather will continue until the end of Sunday, according to forecasters.

The air pocket ahead of tropical wave #53 is evacuating.
At the same time, the air mass will regain humidity and instability, indicates Météo France. These conditions, conducive to heavy precipitation and thunderstorms, are expected to continue through the weekend.

However, there are no significant accumulations to report for this Friday; there was up to fifteen millimeters on the highest peaks.

Next night, from Friday to Saturday, the weather becomes progressively wetter, with the first showers, scattered, moderate to heavy, at times stormy.
Tomorrow the weather will remain humid and unstable. Stormy showers will give marked precipitation, alternating with periods of calm weather of varying length. Accumulated rainfall could still be significant, particularly in Basse-Terre.
Finally, on Sunday, conditions will remain humid and the weak wind will increase the potential for showers and thunderstorms. From midday, storms will produce very significant accumulations, particularly in the towns bordering the Grand Cul-de-Sac Marin and the Grands-Fonds.