Agro-Meteorological Forecast for the Third Dekad (21st - 30th) of June, 2019



ISSUED AT: 11:54 AM

Date: Tuesday 18th of June 2019

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Summary:

Relatively wet days: on the 21st, 25th, 26th, 29th and 30th; while wet days on: 22nd, 23rd and 24th this will be due to the passage of a Tropical Wave (TW) followed by a visitation of the Inter Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) on days: 27th and 28th. During relatively wet days, expect patchy cloudy to cloudy conditions, with light/moderate rainfall over some areas; while during wet days, expect cloudy to overcast skies with light to moderate rainfall occasionally heavy/Thundershowers over some areas. Trinidad’s ten-day period rainfall totals, forecast to range between 40.0 mm and 100.0 mm, while Tobago’s ten-day period rainfall totals, forecast to range between 50.0 mm and 80.0 mm. The average daily temperatures across Trinidad and Tobago are likely to range between 27.4 0C and 27.9 0C. Expect the highest maximum temperature over the dekad to peak near 32.6 0C in Trinidad, while the lowest night to early morning minimum temperature could dip below 22.8 0C. Especially along the foothills and valleys during relatively cloud-free nights. Likewise, during the dekad, in Tobago, the highest maximum temperature will peak near 31.7 0C, while the lowest minimum temperature will dip below 23.3 0C, mostly during relatively cloud-free nights.