Barbadians can breathe a sigh of relief over the next four to five days, as no heavy showers are expected to descend on the island, as occurred earlier in the week. Barbadians may however experience the odd showers here and there.
This was the forecast given by Meteorologist Clem Williams, as The Barbados Advocate spoke with him yesterday, seeking an update on weather conditions as of Friday, into the weekend.
The Barbados Met Office issued a flood warning for Barbados on Tuesday of this week, noting that a combination of a trough system and the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone had been generating pockets of moderate to heavy showers and periods of rain across Barbados. That flood warning, which was expected to last until 4:00 p.m. that day, had to be later extended until 8:00 p.m. that night, as the trough system dumped over six inches of rain on the island, mainly in the central areas and on the south, causing severe flooding in some areas and significant damage to a number of roads. The torrential showers alsoled to the postponement of a few of Barbados’ 50th Anniversary of Independence Iconic Events, including the reveal of the 50th Anniversary of Independence Monument and the 50th Anniversary of Independence Parade, which were held on Wednesday night and yesterday evening, respectively. A number of 50th anniversary celebratory shows which were also postponed, are due to take place this weekend and as such, Barbadians will likely welcome Williams’ forecast.
“It is really not looking too bad now, for the next few days, to be honest. We are not seeing much in terms of showers – actually – for the next four to five days,” Williams said of the weather conditions.
“Friday (today), we may have one or two little scattered showers, but we are not seeing anything too significant. So the next four to five days, [we may get] the odd shower, but nothing really major,” he maintained.
With regard to rainfall figures, the meteorologist revealed that about six inches of rainfall was recorded at Charnocks in Christ Church, while about two and half inches was the lowest recorded figure in the North of the island.
“At Charnocks, we had 146 millimetres, so that is almost bordering on six inches. From the other stations that we have, I would say within a range from about two, to two and a half inches, to about six inches or just over six inches, with the lower amount in the Northern part of the island, St. Lucy etcetera. The South and Central areas would have had the brunt of the showers,” Williams revealed.
(RSM)
