Sunday 15 Nov 2026
A woman holds an umbrella against the rain as she crosses a street in Male' City. (Sun Photo/Fayaz Moosa)
The Maldives Meteorological Service issued a yellow weather alert for a large part of northern and central Maldives on Sunday, warning of torrential rain and thunderstorms.
The yellow alert is in effect until at least 06:00 pm.
The weather agency forecasts the area from Sh. Atoll to ADh. Atoll will be affected by torrential rain and thunderstorms with gusts of 40 miles per hour during the period.
Alert yellow for torrential rain and thunderstorms with gusts of 40 mph. https://t.co/1bp4PoFwOf
— Maldives Meteorology (@MetMaldives) November 15, 2026
The Maldives has been experiencing widespread rain over the last couple of weeks, resulting in flooding and extensive damage to homes, businesses and key state institutions in several islands.
The bad weather is attributed to an active Southwest Monsoon, locally known as the Hulhangu Monsoon.
According to the daily weather forecast for Sunday, scattered rain with isolated heavy showers and thunderstorms are expected over the country over the next 24 hours.
The agency also forecasts northwest/northerly winds at 5-15 miles per hour in northern atolls and southwest/westerly winds at 8-18 miles per hour elsewhere.
Winds may gust to 35 miles per hour during showers.
Seas are expected to be slight in northern and moderate elsewhere, becoming rough during showers.
Waves are expected to rise to the height of two to four feet in northern regions, and three to six feet elsewhere.
