Maldives weather expected to improve ahead of Republic Day holiday

The Maldives Meteorological Service has forecast an improvement in weather conditions starting Wednesday, following a period of continuous rainfall that caused flooding across several islands, particularly in the central and southern atolls.

The weather improvement coincides with a four-day public holiday for Republic Day. While conditions are expected to ease from Wednesday, unsettled weather may persist for the next 24 hours, with potential worsening on Sunday. Rough seas are anticipated in the central and southern atolls, though sea conditions in the northern atolls are expected to become calmer.

In a separate development, Minister of Climate Change, Environment and Energy Ali Shareef, alongside UNDP Maldives, launched an upgraded version of the Moosun weather app and a new website. These tools provide real-time weather updates, tide information, and sea conditions in both Dhivehi and English, featuring push notifications for urgent weather warnings.