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Tuesday 11 Aug 2026
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A speedboat makes its way through rough seas. (Sun Photo/Ahmed Aiman Ali)
The stormy weather conditions currently being experienced across the Maldives are expected to last through Friday, according to the Maldives Meteorological Service.
A spokesperson from the Meteorological Service said on Tuesday that the weather will begin to clear up on Saturday.
According to the daily weather forecast issued by the Meteorological Service for Tuesday, it expects fairly widespread rain isolated heavy showers and thunderstorms across the country.
The agency also forecasts west/northwesterly winds of 5 – 15 miles per hour in the south, and west/northwesterly winds of 13 – 23 miles per hour elsewhere.
Winds may gust to 40 miles per hour during showers.
Seas are expected to be slight becoming moderate during showers in southern atolls and rough elsewhere.
Waves are expected to rise to the height of 2-5 feet in the south and 4-7 feet elsewhere.
There is currently a white alert in place for a large part of the country, from HA. Atoll to Th. Atoll.
The area is expected to experience heavy rain and thunderstorms with gusts of 40 miles per hour until at least 05:00 pm Tuesday.
Alert white for heavy rain and thunderstorms. pic.twitter.com/Gt6tSmC2CF
— Maldives Meteorology (@MetMaldives) August 11, 2026
The current spell of bad weather is attributed to the strengthening of the Hulhangu Monsoon, which is expected to result in rougher, possibly unusually rougher seas.
The continued bad weather comes as authorities continue to search for five people who went missing in two different incidents at sea amid strong winds and rough seas unleashed by monsoon rains.
This includes two Indian sailors who went missing after a landing craft capsized off K. Gaafaru on July 31.
The second incident involved three people, including a police officer and soldier involved in rescue efforts, who went missing after a supply vessel carrying rock aggregate and other construction material capsized in the Huvadhoo Sea on August 5.
Authorities urge everyone, especially seafarers, to be cautious.
