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Rainfall and Temperature Outlook over Maldives for November 2024

Rainfall is expected to be below-normal over most parts of the country with possibility of normal rainfall over northern atolls. The average temperature is expected to be slightly higher than usual. &…

Wed, 6 November 2024
Rainfall and Temperature Outlook over Maldives for October 2024

Rainfall is expected to be normal over northern atolls and southern-most atolls, below average over rest of the country. The average temperature is expected to be slightly higher than usual. …

Sat, 5 October 2024
Rainfall and Temperature Outlook over Maldives for October to December 2024

Below-normal rainfall is likely over most parts of the country, with the possibility of normal to above-normal over northern atolls. Above-normal maximum and minimum temperatures are likely across the…

Sat, 5 October 2024
Climate Outlook for Seasonal Rainfall and Temperature over the Maldives for June - September, 2024

 Seasonal rainfall for June, July, August and September 2024 are likely to be above normal over the central and northern part of the country. Below normal rainfall is expected over southern part …

Mon, 6 May 2024
Rainfall and Temperature Outlook over Maldives for February 2024

Rainfall is expected to be above avergae in some parts of central and southern atolls, and average over rest of the country. The average temperature is expected to be slightly higher than usual. …

Fri, 9 February 2024
Rainfall and Temperature Outlook over Maldives for January 2024

The outlook for January 2024 suggests rainfall to be above average in most parts of the country. The temperature across the country is expected to be slightly higher than average.   &nb…

Tue, 2 January 2024
Climate outlook for seasonal rainfall and temperature over the Maldives for October, November and December 2023

Seasonal rainfall for October, November, and December 2023 is likely to be above normal in most parts of the country. Maximum and Minimum temperature are expected to be above normal across the country…

Sat, 7 October 2023
Rainfall and Temperature Outlook over Maldives for October 2023

The outlook for October 2023 suggests rainfall to be above normal over most parts of the country. Temperature is likely to be slightly above normal across the country.  …

Mon, 2 October 2023
The United Nations Climate Ambition Summit, New York, 22 Sep 2023

H.E Khadeeja Naseem, Minister of State for Environment, Climate Change and Technology of the Maldives participates in The United Nations Climate Ambition Summit and welcomed t…

Sun, 24 September 2023
Rainfall and Temperature Outlook over Maldives for August 2023

Outlook for August 2023 suggests rainfall to be below normal over most parts of the country with slightly above-normal rainfall over northern atolls. Temperature is likely to be slightly above normal …

Wed, 2 August 2023
Rainfall and Temperature Outlook over Maldives for June 2023

Outlook for June 2023 suggests rainfall to be below normal over the southern-most atolls and slightly above normal over the rest of the country.  Temperature is likely to be slightly above normal…

Sat, 17 June 2023
Maldives Meteorological Service conducted its 8th National Monsoon Forum on 10 May 2023 in L.Fonadhoo.

Maldives Meteorological Service conducted its 8th National Monsoon Forum on 10 May 2023 in L.Fonadhoo. Supported by Regional Multi-Hazard Early Warning System for Asia and Africa ( RIMES), UN-ESCAP wi…

Thu, 18 May 2023
Climate Outlook for Seasonal Rainfall and Temperature over the Maldives during June to September 2023

Seasonal rainfall for June, July, August, and September 2023 is likely to be above normal over northern and some parts of central atolls and below normal over the rest of the country. Maximum Temperat…

Sat, 29 April 2023
Rainfall and Temperature Outlook over Maldives for April 2023

Outlook for April 2023 suggests rainfall to be below-normal over most parts of the country.Temperature is likely to be normal over most parts of the country. …

Wed, 5 April 2023
World Meteorological Day News Bulletin

Every year 23 March, is celebrated as World Meteorological Day by all the WMO member countries. The theme for this year is “The Future of Weather, Climate and Water across Generations “Rea…

Wed, 22 March 2023
Rainfall and Temperature Outlook over Maldives for February 2023

Outlook for January 2023 suggests rainfall to be below-normal over southern atolls and normal over rest of the country.Temperature is likely to be above-normal over southern atolls and normal over the…

Mon, 6 February 2023
Rainfall and Temperature Outlook over Maldives for January 2023

Outlook for January 2023 suggests rainfall to be above-normal over northern and part of central atolls, and below-normal over rest of the country.Temperature is likely to be normal across the country.…

Wed, 4 January 2023
Rainfall and Temperature Outlook over Maldives for December 2022

Outlook for December 2022 suggests rainfall to be below-normal over most part of the country. Temperature is expected to be normal across the country. …

Mon, 5 December 2022
Rainfall and Temperature Outlook over Maldives for November 2022

Outlook for November 2022 suggests rainfall and temperature to be below-normal over of the country.   …

Wed, 9 November 2022
Rainfall and Temperature Outlook over Maldives for October 2022

Outlook for October 2022 suggests rainfall to be normal over northern atolls and part of central atolls, while below-normal over rest of the country.Temperature is expected to be below-normal over nor…

Wed, 5 October 2022
Weather awareness session for Ha. Ihavandhoo School Young Fishers’ Club

MMS conducted weather awareness sessions for Young Fishers’ Club in Ha. Ihavandhoo School, which is an initiative of Maldives Fishermen’s Association.  During the trip last week, tech…

Tue, 4 October 2022
Climate Outlook for Seasonal Rainfall and Temperature over Maldives during October to December 2022

Outlook for October to December 2022 suggests seasonal rainfall to be below-normal over the country, maximum temperature to be below normal while minimum temperature to be below-normal over northern a…

Mon, 3 October 2022
Rainfall and Temperature Outlook over Maldives for September 2022

Rainfall is likely to be above-normal over northern atolls, normal over part of central atolls and below-normal over rest of the country.Temperature is expected to be below-normal over northern and ce…

Wed, 7 September 2022
Rainfall and Temperature Outlook over Maldives for August 2022

Rainfall is likely to be normal over northern-most atolls and above-normal over rest of the country.Temperature is expected to be normal over northern and central atolls, slightly above-normal over so…

Fri, 5 August 2022
Rainfall and Temperature Outlook over Maldives for July 2022

Rainfall is likely to be above-normal over part of southern and central atolls, normal over rest of the country.Temperature is expected to be slightly above-normal over the county.   &n…

Thu, 7 July 2022
Consensus Statement on the Seasonal Climate Outlook over South Asia for the 2022 Southwest Monsoon Season (June - September)_update

The outlook on rainfall for June to September 2022 season suggests during the season, above-normal rainfall over most parts of the country.The outlook on maximum temperature for June to September 2022…

Mon, 20 June 2022
Rainfall and Temperature Outlook over Maldives for June 2022

Rainfall is likely to be below-normal over part of southern atolls and normal over rest of the country.Temperature is expected to be normal over northern atolls and slightly above-normal over other ar…

Sat, 4 June 2022
Rainfall and Temperature Outlook over Maldives for May 2022

Rainfall is likely to be above-normal over northern-most atolls, normal over part of central atolls and below normal over rest of the country.Temperature is expected to be normal over northern atolls …

Fri, 6 May 2022
Consensus Statement on the Seasonal Climate Outlook over South Asia for the 2022 Southwest Monsoon Season (June – September)

 The outlook on rainfall for June to September 2022 season suggests during the season, above-normal rainfall over some parts of southern and central atolls, below-normal rainfall over northern at…

Sat, 30 April 2022
Rainfall and Temperature Outlook over Maldives for April 2022

Rainfall is likely to be normal over northern atolls and part of central atolls, below normal over rest of the country.Temperature is expected to be above normal in all areas during the month. &n…

Wed, 6 April 2022
World Meteorological day, 23rd March 2022

Launching of website and PARH component of mobile App on the occasion of World Meteorological day, 23rd March 2022. …

Wed, 23 March 2022
General Climate and Weather Highlights 2021

Rainfall for the year was 91% of the normal for the Maldives as a whole. The Maldives average rainfall for 2021 was 1915 mm which is 9% below the 1991–2020 average of 2109 millimeters. Howe…

Mon, 14 March 2022
Rainfall and Temperature Outlook over Maldives for March 2022

Rainfall is likely to be above normal over northern atolls and part of central atolls, below normal over rest of the country.Temperature is expected to be above normal in all areas during the month.&n…

Sat, 5 March 2022
Rainfall and Temperature Outlook over Maldives for February 2022

Rainfall is likely to be above normal over northern atolls and part of central atolls, below normal over rest of the country.Temperature is expected to be above normal in all areas during the month.&n…

Sat, 5 March 2022
Rainfall and Temperature Outlook over Maldives for January 2022

Rainfall is likely to be above normal over northern atolls and below normal over rest of the country.Temperature is expected to be above normal in all areas during the month.…

Sun, 16 January 2022
Consensus Statement on the Forecast for December 2021 to February 2022 Seasonal Rainfall and Temperature over South Asia

2021 December, 2022 January and February seasonal rainfall is likely to be above normal over some parts of northern atolls and below normal over rest of the country. Maximum and Minimum Temperature li…

Thu, 9 December 2021
Rainfall and Temperature Outlook over Maldives for December 2021

Rainfall is likely to be normal in some parts of northern-most atols and below normal over rest of the country. Temperature is expected to be normal in northern atolls and slightly above normal in cen…

Wed, 1 December 2021
Rainfall and Temperature Outlook over Maldives for November 2021

Rainfall is likely to be below normal over most parts of the country. However, slightly above normal rainfall may occur in some parts of southern-most atolls. Temperature is expected to be slightly ab…

Mon, 8 November 2021
Rainfall and Temperature Outlook over Maldives for October 2021

Rainfall is likely to be below normal over most parts of the country. However, normal rainfall may occur in some parts of northern and southern atolls. Temperature is expected to be slightly above nor…

Sun, 17 October 2021
Consensus Statement on the Forecast for the 2021 October to December Season Rainfall and Temperature over South Asia

2021 October, November and December seasonal rainfall is likely to be below normal over most parts of Maldives with possibility of normal rainfall over northern-most atolls. Maximum Temperature likely…

Thu, 30 September 2021
Rainfall and Temperature Outlook over Maldives for September 2021

Rainfall is likely to be above normal in northern atolls. Normal rainfall is expected in central atolls and below normal rainfall is likely in southern atolls during September 2021. Temperature is exp…

Tue, 7 September 2021
7th Session of the ESCAP intergovernmental committee for disaster risk reduction

Hon’ble Minister of State for Environment, Climate Change & Technology, H.E Khadheeja Naseem has been elected as the chair of the Seventh Session of the ESCAP intergovernmental committee for…

Wed, 25 August 2021
Brief description of new website

In an effort to provide easy access and updated weather information to public, MMS has upgraded its website with more useful and additional features. The Beta-Version of the website is now released to…

Tue, 24 August 2021
Consensus Statement on the Seasonal Climate Outlook over South Asia for the 2021 Southwest Monsoon Season (June - September)-updated

Rainfall probability for June-September 2021 suggests normal rainfall over southern-most atolls and below-normal rainfall over rest of the country.Read more....…

Sat, 19 June 2021
Rainfall and Temperature outlook for June 2021

Rainfall is likely to be a 10% decrease in all areas during June 2021.Temperature is expected to be slightly above normal during the month.The full report can be downloaded from the link below…

Fri, 18 June 2021
Rainfall and Temperature outlook for May 2021

Rainfall is likely to be above normal for northern atolls and normal over rest of the country during May 2021. Temperature is expected to be slightly above normal during the month.The full report can …

Tue, 4 May 2021
Consensus Statement on the Seasonal Climate Outlook over South Asia for the 2021 Southwest Monsoon Season (June - September)

Rainfall is likely to be below normal for most atolls with possibility of normal rainfall in northern-most and southern-most atolls during June, July, August and September 2021.The full report can be …

Fri, 30 April 2021
Rainfall and Temperature Outlook over Maldives for April 2021

Rainfall is likely to be above normal for the area from Haa Alifu atoll to Kaafu Atoll, below normal from Gaafu Alifu atoll to Addu City and normal over rest of the country during April 2021. Temperat…

Thu, 1 April 2021
World Meteorological Day, 23 Mar 2021

The theme for World Meteorological Day 2021 is “The ocean, our climate and weather” – this indicates the inextricable link between ocean, climate and weather. …

Sun, 21 March 2021
Rainfall and Temperature Outlook over Maldives for March 2021

Rainfall is likely above normal over the area from Haa Alifu atoll to Laamu atoll, normal from Gaafu Alifu atoll to Addu City during March 2021. Temperature is expected to be slightly above normal dur…

Mon, 1 March 2021
Rainfall and Temperature Outlook over Maldives for January 2021

Rainfall is likely above normal over the area from Haa Alifu atoll to Alifu Dhaalu atoll, normal from Vaavu atoll to Laamu atoll and below normal over rest of the of the country during January 2021. T…

Wed, 13 January 2021

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